The virulence factors and antibiotic sensitivities of Escherichia coli isolated from recurrent urinary tract infections

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1755-1758

  Gulsun, Serda ^a   Oguzoglu, Naz ^b   Inan, Asuman ^b   Ceran, Nurgul ^b  

^a Diyarbakir Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^b HAYDARPASA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HEMOLYSIN; IMIPENEM; MANNOSE; NETILMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; SULTAMICILLIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 28844503405     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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