Estrogens and urinary-tract infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 623-624

  Stamm, Walter E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

BACTERIAL FLORA; CYSTITIS; EDITORIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA FLORA;

ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33847008690     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511526     Document Type: Editorial

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