Peritonitis and Exit Site Infections in First Nations Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis
Background and objectives: First Nations (FN) patients on peritoneal dialysis experience poor outcomes. Whether discrepancies exist regarding the microbiology, rate of infections, and outcomes between FN and non-FN peoples remains unknown.
Published in: | Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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American Society of Nephrology
2010
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001768 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20724520 https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.04170510 |
Summary: | Background and objectives: First Nations (FN) patients on peritoneal dialysis experience poor outcomes. Whether discrepancies exist regarding the microbiology, rate of infections, and outcomes between FN and non-FN peoples remains unknown. |
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