Antibiotic prescribing for lower UTI in elderly patients in primary care and risk of bloodstream infection: A cohort study using electronic health records in England

BACKGROUND: Research has questioned the safety of delaying or withholding antibiotics for suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) in older patients. We evaluated the association between antibiotic treatment for lower UTI and risk of bloodstream infection (BSI) in adults aged ≥65 years in primary car...

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Autores principales: Shallcross, Laura, Rockenschaub, Patrick, Blackburn, Ruth, Nazareth, Irwin, Freemantle, Nick, Hayward, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32956399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003336

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32956399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003336

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