Diagnosis and management of urinary tract infection in older adults

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-89

  Rowe, Theresa Anne ^a   Juthani Mehta, Manisha ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Elderly; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ALGORITHM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY LIVING; CRANBERRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; POPULATION RISK; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84895073893     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: 15579824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2013.10.004     Document Type: Review

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