The significance of compliance for the success of antimicrobial prophylaxis in recurrent lower urinary tract infections: the Greek experience

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-43

  Alexiou, Zoi ^a,b   Mouktaroudi, Maria ^a   Koratzanis, George ^c   Papadopoulos, Antonios ^a   Kavatha, Dimitra ^a   Kanellakopoulou, Kyriaki ^a   Giamarellou, Helen ^a   Giamarellos Bourboulis, Evangelos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b THRIASIO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c SISMANOGLIO HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Compliance; Cystitis; Nitrofurantoin; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 34249871109     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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