Unilateral hydronephrosis, pyelonephritis, and bacteremia caused by a neglected vaginal ring pessary

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1413-1414

  Duncan, Laurie E ^a   Foltzer, Michael ^a   O'Hearn, Matthew ^a  

^a BASSETT HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CYSTOSCOPY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; LETTER; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; RETROGRADE PYELOGRAPHY; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA PESSARY;

EID: 0030690045     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb02952.x     Document Type: Letter

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