Colonization of internal ureteral stent and bacteriuria

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 681-683

  Lojanapiwat, B ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIURIA; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STENT; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIURIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STENTS; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 33845421544     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-006-0135-6     Document Type: Article

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