Randomized trial of meatal care with silver sulfadiazine cream for the prevention of catheter-associated bacteriuria

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 14-18

  Huth, Thomas S ^a   Burke, John P ^a   Larsen, Robert A ^a,b   Classen, David C ^a   Stevens, Lane E ^a  

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

^b LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFADIAZINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CATHETER INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIURIA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; URETHRA; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; YEASTS;

EID: 0026569904     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/165.1.14     Document Type: Article

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