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Understanding acute functional decline and its relationship to urinary tract infection in older people living in care homes

Abstract:
Background: Acute functional decline in care home residents is often assumed to be caused by urinary tract infection (UTI), although other causes are possible. UTI is itself challenging to diagnose in care home residents due to lack of classic symptoms and signs, cognitive impairment limiting a history, and urine incontinence complicating sample collection. Additionally, many are likely to have asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), which means the urine dipstick test is not recomme... Expand abstract

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Supervisor
ORCID:
0000-0002-0102-3453
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Supervisor
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Supervisor
ORCID:
0000-0001-8029-1052
Role:
Supervisor


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Funder identifier:
https://ror.org/03wz10q85
Grant:
578
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Funder identifier:
https://ror.org/029chgv08
Programme:
Primary Care Doctoral Research Fellowship scheme
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Funder identifier:
https://ror.org/01gdbf303
Programme:
Scientific Foundation Board Grant
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Funder identifier:
https://ror.org/018h10037


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Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford

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