Diagnosis of Coliform Infection in Acutely Dysuric Women

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 307, Issue 8, 1982, Pages 463-468

  Stamm, Walter E ^a   Counts, George W ^a   Running, Katherine R ^a   Fihn, Stephen ^a   Turck, Marvin ^a   Holmes, King K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIAGNOSIS; DYSURIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0019977142     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198208193070802     Document Type: Article

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