2002
Patterns of infection in patients maintained on long-term peritoneal dialysis therapy with multiple episodes of peritonitis
Finkelstein ES, Jekel J, Troidle L, Gorban-Brennan N, Finkelstein FO, Bia FJ. Patterns of infection in patients maintained on long-term peritoneal dialysis therapy with multiple episodes of peritonitis. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2002, 39: 1278-1286. PMID: 12046042, DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.33403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term peritoneal dialysisEpisodes of infectionPeritoneal dialysisCatheter changeRepeat infectionsLong-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) therapyMultiple episodesEnd-stage renal diseaseCause of peritonitisPeritoneal dialysis therapyAntibiotic sensitivity patternCulture-positive peritonitisPattern of infectionSpearman correlation testPeritonitis episodesSubsequent peritonitisPeritoneal catheterRenal diseaseDialysis therapyCausative organismPeritonitisPatientsSensitivity patternSame organismInfection
2001
Special High‐Risk Travel Groups: Immunocompromised, Older, Disabled and Chronically Ill Travelers
Mileno M, Suh K, Keystone J, Bia F. Special High‐Risk Travel Groups: Immunocompromised, Older, Disabled and Chronically Ill Travelers. 2001, 431-445. DOI: 10.1002/0470842512.ch26.ChaptersDeep vein thrombosisNew insulin delivery systemsUse of corticosteroidsChronic renal diseaseImmunocompromised travelersTransplant recipientsVein thrombosisDiabetes mellitusMedical contraindicationsRenal diseaseAsplenic individualsIll travelersInsulin delivery systemsNeuropsychiatric disordersInsulin productsSpecial considerationCancer chemotherapyMotion sicknessJet lagDelivery systemCirrhosisCorticosteroidsMellitusContraindicationsThrombosis