A prospective microbiologic study of bacteriuria in patients with chronic indwelling urethral catheters

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 1982, Pages 719-723

  Warren, John W ^a   Tenney, James H ^a   Hoopes, John M ^a   Muncie, Herbert L ^a   Anthony, William C ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIURIA; DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INDWELLING CATHETER; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; URINARY TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIURIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEUS; PROVIDENCIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TIME FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0020465781     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/146.6.719     Document Type: Article

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