Why are antibiotics prescribed for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized elderly people?: A qualitative study of physicians' and nurses' perceptions

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized elderly people has not been shown to be of benefit and may in fact be harmful; however, antibiotics are still frequently used to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria in this population. The aim of this study was to explore th...

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Publicado no:	CMAJ
Principais autores:	Walker, Susan, McGeer, Allison, Simor, Andrew E., Armstrong-Evans, Loeb, Mark
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Canadian Medical Association 2000
Assuntos:	Research
Acesso em linha:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC80288/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10951723/
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