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Mycobacterium chelonae Peritonitis in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis

Kun-Feng Lee Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Han-Hsiang Chen Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chih-Jen Wu Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 335-338 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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