Risk factors for lower urinary tract infection and bacterial stent colonization in patients with a double J ureteral stent

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-98

  Akay, Ali Ferruh ^a   Aflay, Uǧur ^a   Gedik, Abdullah ^a   Sa̧hin, Hayrettin ^a   Bircan, Mehmet Kamuran ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Colonization; Double J stent; Risk factors; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URETER STENT; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; URETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 34248143992     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-006-9150-1     Document Type: Article

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