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Antibiotic duration for treating uncomplicated, symptomatic lower urinary tract infections in elderly women
Authors
Lutters, Monika
Vogt-Ferrier, Nicole Barbara
Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2008, no. 3, CD001535
Abstract Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in elderly patients. Authors of non systematic literature reviews often recommend longer treatment durations (7 to 14 days) for older women, but the evidence for such recommendations is unclear.
Keywords Aged — Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary/administration & dosage — Drug Administration Schedule — Female — Humans — Middle Aged — Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic — Time Factors — Treatment Outcome — Urinary Tract Infections/drug therapy
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PMID: 18646074
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de réadaptation et gériatrie
Research group Groupe Desmeules Jules (pharmacologie/toxicologie) (567)
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(ISO format) 		LUTTERS, Monika, VOGT-FERRIER, Nicole Barbara. Antibiotic duration for treating uncomplicated, symptomatic lower urinary tract infections in elderly women. In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008, n° 3, p. CD001535. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001535.pub2 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:86843

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