An unusual organism for CAPD-related peritonitis: Kocuria kristinae

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-108

  Cheung, C Y ^a   Cheng, N H Y ^a   Chau, K F ^a   Li, C S ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS FLUID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DIALYSATE LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ERADICATION THERAPY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KOCURIA KRISTINAE; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCOCCACEAE; PERITONITIS;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOCCACEAE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS;

EID: 80053306480     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: 17184304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2010.00125     Document Type: Letter

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