Vancomycin-resistant enterococci peritonitis development after shifting from hemodialysis to peritoneal dialysis

Chih-Ming Chang Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Kidney Institute, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Chih-Chia Liang Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Kidney Institute, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Hung-Chieh Yeh Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Kidney Institute, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Ya-Fei Yang Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Kidney Institute, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

I-Kuan Wang Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Kidney Institute, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Hsin-Hung Lin Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Kidney Institute, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]

Chiu-Ching Huang Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Kidney Institute, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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