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Risk of adverse outcomes following urinary tract infection in older people with renal impairment: retrospective cohort study using linked health record data
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Background Few studies have investigated the risk of adverse outcomes in older people with renal impairment presenting to primary care with a urinary tract infection (UTI). The aim of this study was to determine the risk of adverse outcomes in patients aged ≥65 years presenting to primary care with a UTI, by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and empirical prescription of nitrofurantoin versus trimethoprim. Methods and findings This was a retrospecti... Expand abstract
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- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002652
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- Public Library of Science
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- PLoS Medicine More from this journal
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- 15
- Issue:
- 9
- Article number:
- e1002652
- Publication date:
- 2018-09-10
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-08-13
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1549-1676
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1549-1277
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pubs:905562
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