Urinary Tract Infections in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: Studies on Antibody Coating of Bacteria

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 238, Issue 18, 1977, Pages 1924-1926

  Forland, Marvin ^a   Thomas, Virginia ^a   Shelokov, Alexis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CYSTITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PYELONEPHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 0017658225     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1977.03280190026020     Document Type: Article

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