Corynebacterium peritonitis in Australian peritoneal dialysis patients: predictors, treatment and outcomes in 82 cases | Zendy

Katherine A. Barraclough | Zendy; Carmel M. Hawley | Zendy; Stephen P. McDonald | Zendy; F. G. Brown | Zendy; Johan Rosman | Zendy; Kathryn J. Wiggins | Zendy; Kym M. Bannister | Zendy; David W. Johnson | Zendy

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Corynebacterium peritonitis in Australian peritoneal dialysis patients: predictors, treatment and outcomes in 82 cases

Author(s) -

Katherine A. Barraclough,

Carmel M. Hawley,

Stephen P. McDonald,

F. G. Brown,

Johan Rosman,

Kathryn J. Wiggins,

Kym M. Bannister,

David W. Johnson

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

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/gfp322

Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , peritonitis , corynebacterium , intensive care medicine , antimicrobial , dialysis , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics , biology

Infection due to Corynebacterium species has been reported with increasing frequency over recent decades. The impacts of enhanced laboratory detection together with widespread use of new peritoneal dialysis (PD) connection technology and antimicrobial prophylaxis strategies on Corynebacterium PD-associated peritonitis have not been well studied.

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