Meta-analyses in Prevention and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 355-385

  Masson, Philip ^a   Matheson, Sandra ^b   Webster, Angela C ^c   Craig, Jonathan C ^c  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Prevention of urinary tract infection; Systematic review; Treatment of urinary tract infection; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ESTROGEN; FOSFOMYCIN; FRUCTOSE; GENTAMICIN; ISEPAMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROCYANIDIN; SULFAFURAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CRANBERRY JUICE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; NAUSEA; PREGNANT WOMAN; REVIEW; STOMACH PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA PESSARY; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849116440     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2009.01.001     Document Type: Review

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