Open AccessThe clinical course of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by Corynebacterium species
Author(s) -
CheukChun Szeto,
KaiMing Chow,
Kwok-Yi Chung,
Bonnie ChingHa Kwan,
ChiBon Leung,
Philip KamTao Li
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
nephrology, dialysis, transplantation/nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfi123
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , peritonitis , corynebacterium , antibiotics , vancomycin , surgery , penicillin , dialysis , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , biology , genetics
Corynebacterium species are part of the normal skin flora. The incidence of nosocomial infections caused by Corynebacterium species have increased substantially over the past two decades. However, the clinical course of Corynebacterium peritonitis complicating peritoneal dialysis remains unclear.