Predictive value of urinary cultures in assessment of microbial colonization of ureteral stents

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 735-738

  Lifshitz, David A ^a,b   Winkler, Harry Z ^a   Gross, Michael ^a   Sulkes, Jaquelin ^a   Baniel, Jack ^a   Livne, Pinhas M ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CANDIDA; CITROBACTER KOSERI; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; URETER STENT; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0033451472     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1999.13.735     Document Type: Article

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