Antibiotic duration for treating uncomplicated, symptomatic lower urinary tract infections in elderly women

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Title		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, p. 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		DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001535.pub2 PMID: 18646074
Full text		Article (Published version) (63 Kb) - Free access
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de réadaptation et gériatrie
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

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