Bactericidal Effect of Urea
- 1 December 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 86 (6) , 819-822
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)65264-9
Abstract
Addition of urea, in concentrations similar to those found in normal urine, was shown by quantitative bacterial counts to have antibacterial effects on a variety of urinary pathogens, including Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus albus.Keywords
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