Kocuria kristinae: An unusual cause of acute peritoneal dialysis-related infection

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-107

  Carlini, A ^a   Mattei, R ^a   Lucarotti, I ^a   Bartelloni, A ^a   Rosati, A ^a  

^a CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS FLUID; TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DIALYSATE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEVER; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; KOCURIA KRISTINAE; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCOCCACEAE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOCCACEAE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS;

EID: 80053298880     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: 17184304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2010.00132     Document Type: Letter

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