Risk factors for enterococcal urinary tract infection and colonization in a rehabilitation facility

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-39

  Lloyd, S ^a   Zervos, M ^a   Mahayni, R ^a   Lundstrom, T ^a  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DNA; GENTAMICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0031914676     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(98)70059-8     Document Type: Article

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