Asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infection in geriatric inpatients after indwelling urinary catheter removal: a descriptive two-centre study

• मुख्य लेखकों: Aysel Kulbay (लेखक), Eva Joelsson-Alm (लेखक), Karin Amilon (लेखक), Ann Tammelin (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Elsevier, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Summary: Background: Patients with indwelling urinary catheters (IUC) are common in geriatric care. Catheterization increases the risk of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) and urinary tract infection (UTI). The prevalence of ASB after IUC-removal is only sparsely studied. This study aimed to compare th...