Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in ureteroscopic stone removal

European Urology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-118

  Knopf, H J ^a   Graff, H J ^b   Schulze, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b STÄDTISCHES KLINIKUM SOLINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Stone removal; Ureteroscopy; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STONE REMOVAL; URETER INJURY; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0037636280     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-2838(03)00189-1     Document Type: Article

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