Urinary tract infection in a rural community of Nigeria

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-77

  Henry Oladeinde, Bankole ^a   Omoregie, Richard ^b   Olley, Mitsan ^a   Anunibe, Joshua A ^a  

^a IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Escherichia coli; Prevalence; Rural community; Staphylococcus aureus; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 79952582419     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4297/najms.2011.375     Document Type: Article

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