Pathogenesis and prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections;Pathogenese und verhinderung katheterassoziierter harnwegsinfektionen

Urologe - Ausgabe B

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 233-237

  Liedl, B ^a,b   Hofstetter, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0033930939     PISSN: 00421111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001310050397     Document Type: Review

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