incident rate of Asymptomatic bacteriuria among LIMU
Ramadan, mabrouka ; Ramadan, mabrouka (2022-09-08)
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Background : The diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in institutionalized older adults is often based on vague symptoms and a positive culture. The high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU), which cannot be easily discriminated from an acute infection in this population, is frequently neglected, leading to a vast over-prescription of antibiotics. Aims and objectives :this study was carried out to determine the incident rate of Asymptomatic bacteriuria among LIMU