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Burning for Treatment: Impact of Staff Education on Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Management in the Elderly
BACKGROUND: Studies indicate that elderly patients are often inappropriately treated with antimicrobials for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). Interprofessional education may help improve the assessment and management of ASB. METHODS: Retrospective chart audits were conducted on two cohorts of positiv...
Autores principales: | Hong, Casara, Egan, Gregory, Sherk, Byron |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Canadian Geriatrics Society
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7458596/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32904781 http://dx.doi.org/10.5770/cgj.23.409 |
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