Urinary tract infections in the frail elderly: Issues for diagnosis, treatment and prevention

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 457-463

  Richards, Chesley L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CRANBERRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINA RING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 12444259793     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-004-4870-6     Document Type: Article

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