Impact of urinary catheterization on geriatric inpatients with community-acquired urinary tract infections

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 236-240

  Kang, Shih Chao ^a,b   Hsu, Nai Wei ^a   Tang, Gau Jun ^a   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community acquired infections; Geriatrics; Urinary catheterization; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CATHETERIZATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PYELONEPHRITIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 34447500073     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70365-X     Document Type: Article

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