Antimicrobial activity in urine: Effect on leukocyte count and bacterial culture results

New Microbiologica

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 137-142

  Abu Shaqra, Q M ^a  

^a Medical Diagnostic Laboratories   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bacterial culture; Pyorrhea; Urine

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 0035321045     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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