Urinary tract infection in elderly women

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection seen in women, with 6-10% of girls and young women having bacteriuria, while the incidence rises dramatically in the elderly population. For elderly, ambulatory women, the presence of bacteriuria reaches at least 20%; however, wome...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of antimicrobial agents 1998-08, Vol.10 (3), p.177-179
1. Verfasser:	Raz, Paul
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Antibacterial agents Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Bacteriuria Biological and medical sciences Female Humans Medical sciences Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Pharmacology. Drug treatments Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous Urinary Tract Infections Urinary tract. Prostate gland
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Zusammenfassung:	Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection seen in women, with 6-10% of girls and young women having bacteriuria, while the incidence rises dramatically in the elderly population. For elderly, ambulatory women, the presence of bacteriuria reaches at least 20%; however, women aged 80 years or more reach 25-50% of bacteriuria.
ISSN:	0924-8579 1872-7913
DOI:	10.1016/S0924-8579(98)00024-7