Challenges in Assessing Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia for Suspected Urinary Tract Infections

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To describe the presentation of suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs) in nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia and how they align with minimum criteria to justify antimicrobial initiation. DESIGN: Twelve-month prospective study.

Authors

Agata ED; Loeb MB; Mitchell SL

Journal

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 62–66

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

1 2013

DOI

10.1111/jgs.12070

ISSN

0002-8614

Associated Experts

Mark Loeb

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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