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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...
Autores principales: | Shimoni, Zvi, Glick, Joseph, Hermush, Vered, Froom, Paul |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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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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