Characteristics and clinical significance of bacterial colonization of ureteral double-J stents in children

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 355-358

  Ben Meir, D ^a   Golan, S ^a,b   Ehrlich, Y ^a,b   Livne, P M ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Colonization; Double J stent; Pyeloplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALEXIN; GENTAMICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COAGULASE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PYELOPLASTY; URETER STENT; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; STENTS; URETER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 69549138038     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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