Prevention of urinary tract infections in nursing homes: Lack of evidence-based prescription?

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bergman, Jenny ^a   Schjøtt, Jan ^a,b   Blix, Hege S ^c  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; METHENAMINE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANBERRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; METHENAMINE; NURSING HOMES; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 80055036431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-69     Document Type: Article

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