The association between indwelling urinary catheter use in the elderly and urinary tract infection in acute care

BACKGROUND: The use of indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) is thought to be the most significant risk factor for developing nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs). However, it is unclear how many elderly patients have preexisting bacteriuria prior to IUC placement. The purpose of this study was...

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Autores principales: Hazelett, Susan E, Tsai, Margaret, Gareri, Michele, Allen, Kyle
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1618836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17038177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-6-15

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1618836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17038177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-6-15

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