Ofloxacin for the treatment of urinary tract infections and biofilms in spinal cord injury

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 305-307

  Reid, Gregor ^a,b   Potter, Patrick ^c   Delaney, Gail ^c   Hsieh, Jane ^c   Nicosia, S ^c   Hayes, Keith ^c  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Ofloxacin; Trimethoprim sulphamethoxazole; Urinary infection

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; BIOFILMS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 0033969429     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(99)00136-3     Document Type: Article

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