Are Prophylactic Antibiotics Necessary during Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy?

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 449-452

  PETTERSSON, B ^a   TISELIUS, H G ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECILLINAM; METHENAMINE HIPPURATE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIURIA; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER STENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AMDINOCILLIN; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL TRIALS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HIPPURATES; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; METHENAMINE; MIDDLE AGE; PREMEDICATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRIMETHOPRIM; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; URINARY CALCULI; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0024524742     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.1989.tb05932.x     Document Type: Article

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