Urine culture doubtful in determining etiology of diffuse symptoms among elderly individuals: A cross-sectional study of 32 nursing homes

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sundvall, Pär Daniel ^a,b,c   Ulleryd, Peter ^d   Gunnarsson, Ronny K ^b,c  

^a Sandared Primary Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^b Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteriuria; Homes for the Aged; Nursing Homes; Predictive Value of Tests; Urinary Tract Infections

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 79956025899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-12-36     Document Type: Article

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