Observed changes in the prevalence of uropathogens in Benin City, Nigeria

New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 29-31

  Omoregie, Richard ^a   Erebor, Joyce O ^b   Ahonkhai, Ijeoma ^a   Isibor, Joe O ^b   Ogefere, Helen O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Diabetes; Prevalence; Staphylococcus aureus; Uropathogens

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINALYSIS; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 50849089994     PISSN: 11710195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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