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The association between indwelling urinary catheter use in the elderly and urinary tract infection in acute care
BACKGROUND: The use of indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) is thought to be the most significant risk factor for developing nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs). However, it is unclear how many elderly patients have preexisting bacteriuria prior to IUC placement. The purpose of this study was...
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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BioMed Central
2006
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1618836/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17038177 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-6-15 |
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