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Urine culture doubtful in determining etiology of diffuse symptoms among elderly individuals: a cross-sectional study of 32 nursing homes
BACKGROUND: The high prevalence of bacteriuria in elderly individuals makes it difficult to know if a new symptom is related to bacteria in the urine. There are different views concerning this relationship and bacteriuria often leads to antibiotic treatments. The aim of this study was to investigate...
Autores principales: | Sundvall, Pär-Daniel, Ulleryd, Peter, Gunnarsson, Ronny K |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3142216/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21592413 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-12-36 |
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