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1685. Inappropriate Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Elderly Patients: A Quality Improvement Study
BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic bacteriuria is often misdiagnosed as Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in elderly patients. Studies suggest that 15-30% of males and 25-50% of females have asymptomatic bacteriuria. We wanted to estimate the percentage of elderly patients who are treated for UTI at our facility...
Autores principales: | Cornelius, Tuhina, Patel, Kiran K, Rubinson, Michael, Aslam, Nadia, Rana, Ashish, Abandeh, Foad |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778063/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1863 |
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