The diagnosis of urinary 'infection' in old people

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-230

  Clague, J E ^a   Horan, M A ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; REVIEW; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0029908421     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s095925980000472x     Document Type: Review

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