Burkholderia cepacia-an uncommon cause of exit-site infection in a peritoneal dialysis patient

Perit Dial Int. 2014 Jun;34(4):471-2. doi: 10.3747/pdi.2013.00090.

Authors

Desmond Y H Yap¹, Cindy B Y Choy², Maggie M Y Mok², Tin Kan Wong², Tak Mao Chan²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong desmondy@hku.hk.
² Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Burkholderia Infections / diagnosis
Burkholderia Infections / drug therapy
Burkholderia Infections / microbiology*
Burkholderia cepacia* / isolation & purification
Catheter-Related Infections / diagnosis
Catheter-Related Infections / drug therapy
Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology*
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
Catheters, Indwelling / microbiology*
Ceftazidime / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
Peritoneal Dialysis / adverse effects*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ceftazidime