The antibacterial chemoprophylaxis in ureteroscopy: The employment of the levofloxacin used as switch-therapy versus oral treatment with a single 500 mg once a day

Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-46

  Costantino, G ^a,c   Condorelli, S ^b   Costanzo, V ^b   Granata, M ^b   Pisciotta, F ^b   Matera, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Sezione di Urologia   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Farmacologia Sperimentale e Clinica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Levofloxacin; Ureteroscopy; Urosepsis

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 33745389551     PISSN: 03933660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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