Clinical significance of bacteriuria with low colony counts of Enterococcus species

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 238-241

  Colodner, R ^a   Eliasberg, T ^a   Chazan, B ^a   Raz, R ^a,b  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Significance; UTI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSURIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTURIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLAKISURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOLID TUMOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; BACTERIURIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33744499969     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0132-0     Document Type: Article

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