Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 249-252 , December 2007

Salmonella Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in a Nondiabetic and Non-Obstructive End-Stage Renal Disease Patient

  • Jen-Pi Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Te-Chao Fang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Nephrology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Hsien Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Bang-Gee Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

Received 17 April 2007 ,Revised 15 May 2007 ,Accepted 27 June 2007.

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PII: S1016-3190(10)60024-9

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(10)60024-9

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 249-252 , December 2007

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