| Title |
Urine culture doubtful in determining etiology of diffuse symptoms among elderly individuals: a cross-sectional study of 32 nursing homes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Primary Care, May 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2296-12-36 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Pär-Daniel Sundvall, Peter Ulleryd, Ronny K Gunnarsson |
| Abstract |
The high prevalence of bacteriuria in elderly individuals makes it difficult to know if a new symptom is related to bacteria in the urine. There are different views concerning this relationship and bacteriuria often leads to antibiotic treatments. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between bacteria in the urine and new or increased restlessness, fatigue, confusion, aggressiveness, not being herself/himself, dysuria, urgency and fever in individuals at nursing homes for elderly when statistically considering the high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in this population. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Spain | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 68 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 15 | 22% |
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 15 | 22% |
| Unknown | 11 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 54% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 7% |
| Engineering | 3 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 14 | 20% |
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