Issues surrounding the prevention and management of device-related infections

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 402-409

  Burrows, Lori L ^a,b   Khoury, Antoine E ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; DRUG CARRIER; LIPOSOME;

HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DRUG CARRIERS; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033250942     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003450050166     Document Type: Article

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