Urinary tract infection in very old women is associated with delirium

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 496-502

  Eriksson, Irene ^a,b   Gustafson, Yngve ^a   Fagerström, Lisbeth ^b,c   Olofsson, Birgitta ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

delirium; old women; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 79960465664     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001456     Document Type: Article

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