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Antibiotic duration for treating uncomplicated, symptomatic lower urinary tract infections in elderly women |
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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 | |
Identifiers | PMID: 18646074 | |
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Research group | Groupe Desmeules Jules (pharmacologie/toxicologie) (567) | |
Citation (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 |