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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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Autores principales: Walker, Susan, McGeer, Allison, Simor, Andrew E., Armstrong-Evans, Loeb, Mark
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC80288/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10951723
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