Urinary tract infections

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 66-69

  Hamilton Miller, J M T ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIURIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHORT SURVEY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030975708     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-199702000-00015     Document Type: Short Survey

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