A double-blind comparative study of norfloxacin versus placebo in hospitalised elderly patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-161

  Potts, L ^a   Cross, S ^a   MacLennan, W J ^a   Watt, B ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Bacteriuria; Norfloxacin

Indexed keywords

NORFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; URINARY TRACT ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REINFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VOMITING;

EID: 0030248114     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4943(96)00715-7     Document Type: Article

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