Bacterial interference for prevention of urinary tract infection: A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind pilot trial

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1531-1534

  Darouiche, Rabih O ^a,c   Thornby, John I ^a,c   Cerra Stewart, Colleen ^a   Donovan, William H ^b   Hull, Richard A ^c  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Institute for Rehabilitation and Research   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 27644536183     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/497272     Document Type: Article

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