Monitoring urinary tract infections and bacterial vaginosis

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 116-120

  Persaud, Krishna C ^a   Pisanelli, Anna Maria ^a   Evans, Phillip ^b   Travers, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Electra House Electra Way CW1 6WZ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial infections; Bacterial vaginosis; Clinical measurements; Conducting polymers; Sensor array; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; DRUG PRODUCTS; FOOD PROCESSING; SAMPLING;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; CLINICAL MEASUREMENTS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; SENSOR ARRAYS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

EID: 33646802338     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2005.12.062     Document Type: Article

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