Catheter-related relapsing peritonitis due to Kocuria varians in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

نویسندگان

  • Georgios Meletis
  • Vasiliki Gogou
  • Maria Palamouti
  • Petros Spiropoulos
  • Kiriaki Xanthopoulou
  • Paraskevi Tantou
  • Artemisia Rizou
  • Vasileios Thomoglou
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Nefrologia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola Nefrologia

دوره 32 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012