Interleukin-6 concentrations in the urine and dipstick analyses were related to bacteriuria but not symptoms in the elderly: a cross sectional study of 421 nursing home residents

BACKGROUND: Up to half the residents of nursing homes for the elderly have asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU), which should not be treated with antibiotics. A complementary test to discriminate between symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTI) and ABU is needed, as diagnostic uncertainty is likely to g...

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Autores principales: Sundvall, Pär-Daniel, Elm, Marie, Ulleryd, Peter, Mölstad, Sigvard, Rodhe, Nils, Jonsson, Lars, Andersson, Bengt, Hahn-Zoric, Mirjana, Gunnarsson, Ronny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4137105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25117748
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-88

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4137105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25117748
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-88

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