Long-Term Care Acquired Urinary Tract Infections' Antibiotic Resistance Patterns and Empiric Therapy: A Pilot Study

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 473-478

  Parish, Abby ^a   Holliday, Katie ^b  

^a University School of Nursing   (United States)

^b Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84871925713     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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