Factors associated with urinary tract infection in a Nursing Home

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the factors associated with urinary tract infection occurrence in institutionalized elderly. Methods: this is a cross-sectional, analytical, quantitative study with 116 elderly people from a Nursing Home. Urinary tract infection diagnosis was carried out through urin...

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Main Authors: João Luis Almeida da Silva, Cassiane Dezoti da Fonseca, Eniva Miladi Fernandes Stumm, Roseanne Montargil Rocha, Myria Ribeiro da Silva, Dulce Aparecida Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2021-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672021000900215&tlng=en