Five-year prospective study of bacteraemic urinary tract infection in a single institution

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 563-567

  Bishara, J ^a   Leibovici, L ^a   Huminer, D ^a   Drucker, M ^a   Samra, Z ^a   Konisberger, H ^a   Pitlik, S ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030826780     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02447917     Document Type: Article

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