Sensitivity of the dipstick in detecting bacteremic urinary tract infections in elderly hospitalized patients

BACKGROUND: The sensitivity of the dipstick in elderly patients with a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) is unclear because of the inclusion of patients with urine contamination or asymptomatic bacteriuria in previous studies. METHODS: We selected consecutive patients aged 65 years or older ho...

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Autores principales: Shimoni, Zvi, Glick, Joseph, Hermush, Vered, Froom, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5663520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29088289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187381

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5663520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29088289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187381

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