Biofilm in complicated urinary tract infection

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 233-236

  Tsukamoto, T ^a   Matsukawa, M ^a   Sano, M ^a   Takahashi, S ^a   Hotta, H ^a   Itoh, N ^a   Hirose, T ^a   Kumamoto, Y ^a  

^a Sapporo University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial treatment; Biofilm; Ciprofloxacin; Clarithromycin; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIURIA; BIOFILM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYMPTOM; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032957673     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(99)00021-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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