Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in elderly referred to outpatient clinics in Talegani hospital, Abadan, Iran

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 147-151

  Sheikh, Ahmad Farajzadeh ^a   Jomehzadeh, Nabi ^a   Amin, Mansur ^a   Rad, Ali Asadi ^b  

^a University of Khouzestan   (Iran)

^b SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella pneumonia; Staphylococcus saprophyticus

Indexed keywords

CEFALOTIN; CEFIXIME; NITROFURANTOIN; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; URINALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS;

EID: 79955790465     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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