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“A false sense of confidence” The perceived role of inflammatory point-of-care testing in managing urinary tract infections in Dutch nursing homes: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND: Diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTI) in nursing home residents is complex, due to frequent non-specific symptomatology and asymptomatic bacteriuria. The objective of this study was to explore health care professionals’ perceptions of the proposed use of inflammatory marker Point-Of-...

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Autores principales: Kuil, S. D., Schneeberger, C., van Leth, F., de Jong, M. D., Harting, J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7643302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33148189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01853-9