Escherichia coli biofilm formation and recurrences of urinary tract infections in children

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-115

  Tapiainen, T ^a   Hanni, A M ^b   Salo, J ^a   Ikaheimo I ^c   Uhari, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Primary Care Health Centre   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BIOFILMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTROCHEMICAL, SCANNING; RECURRENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAINING AND LABELING; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84895057936     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-013-1935-4     Document Type: Article

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