Incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 151-154

  Shirazi, M H ^a   Sadeghifard, N ^a,b   Ranjbar, R ^c   Daneshyar, E ^a   Ghasemi, A ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ILAM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Hamadan; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33745299661     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.151.154     Document Type: Article

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