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Feasibility of a placebo-controlled trial of antibiotics for possible urinary tract infection in care homes: a qualitative interview study

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) in care and nursing home residents is commonly based on vague non-localising symptoms (for example, confusion), potentially leading to inappropriate antibiotic prescription. The safety of withholding antibiotics in such cases could be...

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Autores principales: Wilcox, Christopher R, Worswick, Louise, Muller, Ingrid, Moore, Abigail, Hayward, Gail, Lown, Mark, Moore, Michael, Little, Paul, Francis, Nick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of General Practitioners 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10646207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37225255
http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0014