Blood Cultures for Women with Uncomplicated Acute Pyelonephritis: Are They Necessary?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1127-1130

  Velasco, María ^a,c   Martínez, J Antonio ^a   Moreno Martínez, Antonio ^a   Horcajada, J Pablo ^a   Ruiz, Joaquim ^b   Barranco, Margarita ^b   Almela, Manel ^b   Vila, Jordi ^b   Mensa, José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYELONEPHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 0142218456     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378291     Document Type: Article

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