Asymptomatic bacteriuria in a population of elderly in municipal institutional care

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 166-168

  Hedin, Katarina ^a   Petersson, Christer ^a   Widebäck, Kristina ^a   Kahlmeter, Gunnar ^a   Mölstad, Sigvard ^a  

^a FoU Centrum   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Elderly; Nursery homes

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFADROXIL; CIPROFLOXACIN; MECILLINAM; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELDERLY CARE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; BACTERIURIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0036738034     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134302760234627     Document Type: Article

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