The association between serum levels of vitamin D and recurrent urinary tract infections in premenopausal women

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Nseir, William ^a,b   Taha, Muhamad ^a   Nemarny, Hytam ^a   Mograbi, Julnar ^a  

^a Nazareth Hospital   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Premenopausal women; Recurrent urinary tract infections; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANBERRY JUICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN; RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREMENOPAUSE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VITAMIN D; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888431140     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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