Differences in urinary tract infections in male and female spinal cord injury patients on intermittent catheterization

Paraplegia

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 69-72

  Bennett, C J ^a   Young, M N ^b   Darrington, H ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

E. coli; Intermittent catheterization; Urethral colonization; Urinary tract infections (male female)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CATHETERIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0028957295     PISSN: 00311758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1995.17     Document Type: Article

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