Sensitivity of point-of-care testing C reactive protein and procalcitonin to diagnose urinary tract infections in Dutch nursing homes: PROGRESS study protocol

INTRODUCTION: Suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) ranks among the most common reasons for antibiotic use in nursing homes. However, diagnosing UTI in this setting is challenging because UTI often presents with non-specific symptomatology. Moreover asymptomatic bacteriuria is common in elderly, w...

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Autores principales: Kuil, Sacha D, Hidad, Soemeja, Fischer, Johan C, Harting, Janneke, Hertogh, Cees MPM, Prins, Jan M, van Leth, Frank, de Jong, Menno D, Schneeberger, Caroline
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Infectious Diseases
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6701568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31401614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031269

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6701568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31401614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031269

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