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Clinical Studies

Mupirocin application at the exit site in peritoneal dialysis patients: five years of experience

Sifil Aykut Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cavdar Caner Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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Gungor Ozkan Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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Celik Ali Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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Atay Tugba Division of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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Gulay Zeynep Division of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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Camsari Taner Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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Pages 356-361 | Received 20 Oct 2009, Accepted 23 Nov 2009, Published online: 06 Apr 2010

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