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Overprescribing antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults: a case series review of admissions in two UK hospitals
BACKGROUND: Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of urinary tract infection (UTI) with antibiotics is a concern. In older adults, diagnosis of UTI using near-patient urine tests (reagent strip tests, dipsticks) is advised against because the age-related increase in asymptomatic bacteriuria can cause fals...
Autores principales: | Rousham, Emily, Cooper, Michael, Petherick, Emily, Saukko, Paula, Oppenheim, Beryl |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6498584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31073402 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0519-1 |
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