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The scientific evidence for a potential link between confusion and urinary tract infection in the elderly is still confusing - a systematic literature review

BACKGROUND: Non-specific symptoms, such as confusion, are often suspected to be caused by urinary tract infection (UTI) and continues to be the most common reason for suspecting a UTI despite many other potential causes. This leads to significant overdiagnosis of UTI, inappropriate antibiotic use an...

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Autores principales: Mayne, Sean, Bowden, Alexander, Sundvall, Pär-Daniel, Gunnarsson, Ronny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6360770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30717706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1049-7