The association between indwelling urinary catheter use in the elderly and urinary tract infection in acute care

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Hazelett, Susan E ^a   Tsai, Margaret ^a   Gareri, Michele ^a   Allen, Kyle ^a  

^a SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CATHETER; URINE CULTURE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

AGED; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33750212349     PISSN: 14712318     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-6-15     Document Type: Article

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