A score to predict fever following ESWL

Nishinihon Journal of Urology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-4

  Fujita, Kimio ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

antimicrobial; ESWL; fever; prophylaxis; UTI

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PYURIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STONE FORMATION;

EID: 0030044617     PISSN: 00290726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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