Urinary tract infection in hospitalized elderly patients in the United Kingdom: The importance of making an accurate diagnosis in the post broad-spectrum antibiotic era

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-6

  Gopal Rao, Guduru ^a   Patel, Mehool ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; C. difficile; CDI; UTIs

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NITRITE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONFUSION; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 57649188003     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn458     Document Type: Editorial

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