Oral therapy of catheter-associated bacteriuria (CAB) in the era of antibiotic resistance: Nitrofurantoin revisited

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-124

  Cunha, Burke A ^a,b   Schoch, Paul ^a,b   Hage, Jean E ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CATHETER INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; BACTERIURIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; NITROFURANTOIN; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 84866241061     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: 19739478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1120009X12Z.00000000013     Document Type: Article

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