Asymptomatic bacteriuria of pregnancy in Ibadan, Nigeria: A re-assessment

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 109-112

  Akinloye, Oluyemi ^a   Ogbolu, D O ^b,c   Akinloye, O M ^c   Terry Alli, O A ^a,d  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteriuria; Pregnancy complications, infectious; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIURIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KLEBSIELLA; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33750315241     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2006.11732734     Document Type: Article

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