Diagnosis and localization of a complicated urinary tract infection in neurogenic bladder disease by tubular proteinuria and serum prostate specific antigen

Spinal Cord

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-38

  Everaert, K ^a   Oostra, C ^a   Delanghe, J ^a   Vande Walle, J ^a   Van Laere, M ^a   Oosterlinck, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Neuropathic bladder; Paraplegia; Prostate specific antigen; Pyelonephritis; Spinal cord injury; Urinary tract infection; 1 microglobulin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 MICROGLOBULIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER IRRIGATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; PROTEINURIA; PYELONEPHRITIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 0031973128     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100520     Document Type: Article

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