Vancomycin-resistant peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis: a cause for concern
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Irish Journal of Medical Science
- Vol. 171 (1) , 42-43
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03168942
Abstract
Peritonitis resulting from peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains a serious cause of morbidity and even mortality among dialysis patients.Keywords
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