| Title |
Interleukin-6 concentrations in the urine and dipstick analyses were related to bacteriuria but not symptoms in the elderly: a cross sectional study of 421 nursing home residents
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| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, August 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2318-14-88 |
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| Authors |
Pär-Daniel Sundvall, Marie Elm, Peter Ulleryd, Sigvard Mölstad, Nils Rodhe, Lars Jonsson, Bengt Andersson, Mirjana Hahn-Zoric, Ronny Gunnarsson |
| Abstract |
Up to half the residents of nursing homes for the elderly have asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU), which should not be treated with antibiotics. A complementary test to discriminate between symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTI) and ABU is needed, as diagnostic uncertainty is likely to generate significant antibiotic overtreatment. Previous studies indicate that Interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the urine might be suitable as such a test. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between laboratory findings of bacteriuria, IL-6 in the urine, dipstick urinalysis and newly onset symptoms among residents of nursing homes. |
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| Sweden | 1 | 100% |
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| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 88 | 97% |
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| Student > Master | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 13% |
| Researcher | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 23 | 25% |
| Unknown | 22 | 24% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 38% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
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