Vancomycin-resistant peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis: a cause for concern

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[2] Passadakis P(1999)Challenges of managing chronic peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis Perit Dial Int 19 315-8

[3] Vargemezis V(1993)Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis treatment recommendations 1993 update Perit Dial Int 13 14-28

[4] Orcopoulos DG(1987)Once weekly intraperitoneal therapy for Gram-positive peritonitis Am J Kidney Dis 10 300-5

[5] Troidle LK(2000)Selective pressure by antibiotic use in livestock Int J Antimicrob Agents 16 S19-24

[6] Kliger AS(2000)Effect of antibiotic therapy on the density of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in the stool of colonised patients New Engl J Med 343 1925-32

[7] Finkelstein FO(1992)Co-transfer of vancomycin and other resistance genes from Enterococcus faecalis NCTC12201. to Staphylococcus aureus FEM Microbiol Lett 72 195-8

[8] Morse GD(2000)Insights into the epidemiology and control of infection with vancomycin-resistant enterococci Clin Infect Dis 31 1058-65

[9] Nairn DK(1993)In-vitro characteristics of glycopeptide-resistant strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from patients on CAPD J Antimicrob Chemother 32 267-78

[10] Walshe JJ(1987)Emergence of vancomycin resistance in coagulase negative staphylococci New Engl J Med 316 927-31

[1] Thodis E(2000)Peritoneal dialysis: better than, equal to, or worse than haemodialysis? Data worth knowing before choosing a dialysis modality Perit Dial Int 21 25-35

[2] Passadakis P(1999)Challenges of managing chronic peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis Perit Dial Int 19 315-8

[3] Vargemezis V(1993)Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis treatment recommendations 1993 update Perit Dial Int 13 14-28

[4] Orcopoulos DG(1987)Once weekly intraperitoneal therapy for Gram-positive peritonitis Am J Kidney Dis 10 300-5

[5] Troidle LK(2000)Selective pressure by antibiotic use in livestock Int J Antimicrob Agents 16 S19-24

[6] Kliger AS(2000)Effect of antibiotic therapy on the density of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in the stool of colonised patients New Engl J Med 343 1925-32

[7] Finkelstein FO(1992)Co-transfer of vancomycin and other resistance genes from Enterococcus faecalis NCTC12201. to Staphylococcus aureus FEM Microbiol Lett 72 195-8

[8] Morse GD(2000)Insights into the epidemiology and control of infection with vancomycin-resistant enterococci Clin Infect Dis 31 1058-65

[9] Nairn DK(1993)In-vitro characteristics of glycopeptide-resistant strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from patients on CAPD J Antimicrob Chemother 32 267-78

[10] Walshe JJ(1987)Emergence of vancomycin resistance in coagulase negative staphylococci New Engl J Med 316 927-31