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Asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults: the most fragile women are prone to long-term colonization

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in institutionalized older adults is often based on vague symptoms and a positive culture. The high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU), which cannot be easily discriminated from an acute infection in this population, is frequentl...

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Autores principales: Biggel, Michael, Heytens, Stefan, Latour, Katrien, Bruyndonckx, Robin, Goossens, Herman, Moons, Pieter
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/PMC6588879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31226945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1181-4