Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage and Infection in Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Anne Luzar, Mary; A. Coles, Gerald; Faller, B; Slingeneyer, A; Dah Dah, George; Briat, C; Wone, Christian; Knefati, Y.; Kessler, M; Peluso, Francesco

doi:10.1056/nejm199002223220804

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Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage and Infection in Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 22, 1990

Authors:

Mary Anne Luzar

Gerald A. Coles

B Faller

Abstract

We studied 140 consecutive patients beginning continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) at one of seven hospitals to assess the relation of the nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus to subsequent catheter-exit-site infection or peritonitis. Shortly before the implantation of the catheters, ...

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Medicine

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Staphylococcus aureus

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