Incidence and antibiotic prescribing for clinically diagnosed urinary tract infection in older adults in UK primary care, 2004-2014
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are an important cause of morbidity and antibiotic use in older adults but there are little data describing disease burden in primary care. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of clinically diagnosed UTI and examine associated empirical antibiotic presc...
Main Authors: | Ahmed, H, Farewell, D, Jones, H, Francis, N, Paranjothy, S, Butler, C |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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