Lactobacillus colonization status in infants with urinary tract infection

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-139

  Lee, Jung Won ^a   Shim, Yoon Hee ^b   Lee, Seung Joo ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Mokdong Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Infants; Lactobacilli; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; PERIURETHRAL SWAB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMEAR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VAGINA SWAB;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE; VAGINA;

EID: 59849098531     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-0974-z     Document Type: Article

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