Association of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage with Staphylococcus aureus Catheter Exit-Site Infections

Authors :: F. Wiedenhoeft
Craig Wa
S. W. Zimmerman
C. A. Johnson
M. O’Brien
J E Leggett
J. Feyzi
E. Ahrens
Source :: Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis ISBN: 9781461595571
Publication Year :: 1990
Publisher :: Springer US, 1990.
Abstract: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a growing alternative to hemodialysis. Despite major technological advances, peritonitis and catheter exit-site infections remain significant causes of morbidity and eventual failure of this dialysis modality.

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Catheter exit site
Peritonitis
medicine.disease_cause
medicine.disease
Surgery
Peritoneal dialysis
Catheter
Staphylococcus aureus
medicine
Nasal carriage
Hemodialysis
business
Dialysis

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