Predicting acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women: A systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of symptoms and signs

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Giesen, Leonie Gm ^a,b   Cousins, Grinne ^a   Dimitrov, Borislav D ^a   Van De Laar, Floris A ^b   Fahey, Tom ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77958070132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-11-78     Document Type: Article

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