Urinary tract and genito-urinary suppurative infections due to anaerobic bacteria

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-141

  Brook, Itzhak ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Genito urinary infection; Renal abscess; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM; CEFOXITIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TICARCILLIN; TROVAFLOXACIN;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCES; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; FOURNIER GANGRENE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; KIDNEY ABSCESS; NEPHRECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PARAURETHRAL CELLULITIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERIPROSTATIC PHLEGMON; PERIRENAL ABSCESS; PERIURETERITIS; PERIURETHRAL CELLULITIS; PORPHYROMONAS; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ABSCESS; PROSTATISM; PYELONEPHRITIS; PYONEPHROSIS; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; REVIEW; SCROTUM ABSCESS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETERITIS; URETHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ABSCESS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 1942507260     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2003.00756.x     Document Type: Review

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