Bacteriuria in the elderly population in a developing country

Among 1470 elderly hospitalized and nonhospitalized people, 566 cases of bacteriuria were identified. There were 663 men (41.5% with bacteriuria) and 807 women (36.0% with bacteriuria). The overall prevalence of bacteriuria was 38.5%. More than 90% of the isolates were gram-negative organisms with P...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the National Medical Association 2001-07, Vol.93 (7-8), p.238-242
Hauptverfasser:	ORRETT, F. A, SHURLAND, S. M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the urinary system Bacteriuria - drug therapy Bacteriuria - epidemiology Bacteriuria - microbiology Bacteriuria - prevention & control Biological and medical sciences Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - microbiology Cross Infection - prevention & control Drug Resistance, Microbial Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Prevalence Risk Factors Sex Distribution Trinidad and Tobago - epidemiology Tropical medicine
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