Antibiotic duration for treating uncomplicated, symptomatic lower urinary tract infections in elderly women

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Lutters, Monika ^a   Vogt Ferrier, Nicole B ^b  

^a Cantonal Hospital Baden   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aged; Anti infective agents; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Time factors; Treatment outcome; Urinary tract infections *drug therapy ; Urinary *administration dosage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; FOSFOMYCIN TROMETAMOL; ISEPAMICIN; LOMEFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; PIPERMIDIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFAMETHIZOLE; TEMAFLOXACIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFUSION; CYSTITIS; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSURIA; EMBASE; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PYELONEPHRITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFECTION; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WEAKNESS;

EID: 55049121164     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001535.pub2     Document Type: Review

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