Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Germs Resistant to Antibiotics Commonly Used After Renal Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1881-1884

  Di Cocco, P ^a   Orlando, G ^a   Mazzotta, C ^a   Rizza, V ^a   D'Angelo, M ^a   Clemente, K ^a   Greco, S ^a   Famulari, A ^a   Pisani, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; EVEROLIMUS; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NYSTATIN; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 48049116253     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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