Urinary Tract Infections in the Elderly

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 423-436

  Nicolle, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Cystitis; Elderly; Long term care facility; Pyelonephritis; Urinary infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; DOXYCYCLINE; ERTAPENEM; ESTROGEN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PLACEBO; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CATHETER CARE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILL; CITROBACTER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSURIA; ELDERLY CARE; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOBACILLUS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; MORGANELLA MORGANII; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYURIA; REVIEW; SERRATIA; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY; URINE CULTURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA PESSARY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 70149106462     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2009.04.005     Document Type: Review

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