Biofilms and their role in infections in urology

BJU International

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 935-941

  Choong, S ^a,b   Whitfield, H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOFILM; BLADDER SPHINCTER PROSTHESIS; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; PENIS PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0033730186     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00949.x     Document Type: Review

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