Prevalence of "low-count" bacteriuria in female urinary incontinence versus continent female controls: A cross-sectional study

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1267-1272

  Walsh, Colin A ^a   Siddins, Anne ^a   Parkin, Katrina ^a   Mukerjee, Chinmoy ^b   Moore, Kate H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteriuria; Incontinence; Low count; Risk factor; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIURIA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYSTOCELE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYURIA; RECURRENT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 84855229990     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-011-1506-0     Document Type: Article

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