Urinary tract infection in patients with hip fractures

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 341-343

  Hedström, Margareta ^a   Gröndal, Lollo ^a   Ahl, Torbjörn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECILLINAM; NORFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0345643397     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00094-7     Document Type: Article

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