Cargando…

The role of virulence factors in the outcome of staphylococcal peritonitis in CAPD patients

BACKGROUND: Peritonitis continues to be the most frequent cause of peritoneal dialysis (PD) failure, with an important impact on patient mortality. Gram-positive cocci such as Staphylococcus epidermidis, other coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), and Staphylococcus aureus are the most frequent e...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Barretti, Pasqual, Montelli, Augusto C, Batalha, Jackson EN, Caramori, Jacqueline CT, Cunha, Maria de Lourdes RS
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2807432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20028509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-212