Symptomatic urinary tract infection in women in primary health care: Bacteriological, clinical and diagnostic aspects in relation to host response to infection

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 122-128

  Jellheden, Birgit ^a   Norrby, Ragnar S ^a   Sandberg, Torsten ^b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Diagnosis; Inflammatory response; Nitrite; Primary care; Pyuria; Symptoms; Urinary tract infection; Women

Indexed keywords

NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PYURIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIURIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYELONEPHRITIS; PYURIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 0029882531     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813439608997082     Document Type: Article

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