The antimicrobial defense mechanism of the female urethra: A reassessment

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 413-419

  Kunin, Calvin M ^a,b   Evans, Cynthia ^c   Bartholomew, Deborah ^c   Bates, D Gregory ^c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Urethra; Urinary tract infections; Vagina

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DEFENSIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CYSTITIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URETHRA; URETHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 0036077045     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64649-6     Document Type: Review

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