Urinary tract infection: An overview

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 314, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 245-249

  Barnett, Ben J ^a   Stephens, David S ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection in the elderly patient; Pyelonephritis; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIURIA; CANDIDA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYSTITIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PYELONEPHRITIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0030817034     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199710000-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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