Biofilms in chronic bacterial prostatitis (NIH-II) and in prostatic calcifications

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-344

  Mazzoli, Sandra ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

biofilm; Cat NIH II chronic bacterial prostatitis; prostate inflammation; prostatic calcifications; prostatitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CALCIFICATION; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SEMINAL VESICLE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CALCINOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPLICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATITIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOFILMS; CALCINOSIS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954630011     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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