Use of norfloxacin for prevention of symptomatic urinary tract infection in chronically catheterized patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 441-444

  Rutschmann, O T ^a   Zwahlen, A ^b  

^a University Hospital   (Switzerland)

^b Hôpital de Zone de Saint Loup/Orbe ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORFLOXACIN; PLACEBO;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CATHETER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORFLOXACIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0029008821     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02114901     Document Type: Article

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