Enterococcal urinary tract infections in a university hospital: Clinical studies

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 294-296

  Barros, Milton ^a   Martinelli, Reinaldo ^a   Rocha, Heonir ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bahia; Brazil; Enterococcal infections; Teaching hospital; Urinary tract

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949846829     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702009000400011     Document Type: Article

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