Post-intercourse versus daily ciprofloxacin prophylaxis for recurrent urinary tract infections in premenopausal women

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 935-939

  Melekos, Michael D ^a   Asbach, Hans Werner ^a   Gerharz, Elmar ^a   Zarakovitis, Ioannis E ^a   Weingaertner, Karl ^a   Naber, Kurt G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ciprofloxacin; urinary tract infections; women

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RECURRENT INFECTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031013346     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65087-0     Document Type: Article

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