Comparison of nitinol urethral stent infections with indwelling catheter-associated urinary-tract infections

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 272-277

  Egilmez, Tulga ^a   Aridogan, I Atilla ^b   Yachia, Daniel ^c   Hassin, David ^c  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URETER STENT; URETHRA STENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLOYS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINATION; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 33646582306     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.20.272     Document Type: Article

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