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Peritonitis due to Alistipes finegoldii in a patient on peritoneal dialysis
José Ignacio Minguela,
Begoña Aurrekoetxea,
Milagros Ferro,
Corresponding Author
José Ignacio Minguela
Unit of Peritoneal Dialysis, Hospital Txagorritxu, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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José Ignacio Minguela, Unit of Peritoneal Dialysis, Hospital Txagorritxu, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorBegoña Aurrekoetxea
Unit of Peritoneal Dialysis, Hospital Txagorritxu, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorMilagros Ferro
Unit of Peritoneal Dialysis, Hospital Txagorritxu, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorJosé Ignacio Minguela,
Begoña Aurrekoetxea,
Milagros Ferro,
Corresponding Author
José Ignacio Minguela
Unit of Peritoneal Dialysis, Hospital Txagorritxu, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Correspondence
José Ignacio Minguela, Unit of Peritoneal Dialysis, Hospital Txagorritxu, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorBegoña Aurrekoetxea
Unit of Peritoneal Dialysis, Hospital Txagorritxu, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorMilagros Ferro
Unit of Peritoneal Dialysis, Hospital Txagorritxu, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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