Clinical significance of Aerococcus urinae: A retrospective review

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-292

  Sierra Hoffman, Miguel ^a   Watkins, Kerry ^a   Jinadatha, Chetan ^a   Fader, Robert ^a   Carpenter, John L ^a  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerococcus urinae; Urinary tract infection; Urine cultures

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AEROCOCCUS; AEROCOCCUS URINAE; AGED; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CATHETER; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 29144478472     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.06.021     Document Type: Article

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