Etterlevelse av retningslinjer for utredning og behandling av urinveisinfeksjon i sykehjem i Troms og Finnmark

• Main Authors: Olsen, Enja Zhang, Nilssen, Sofie Elarjoun
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: Norwegian Bokmål
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2019
• Subjects: VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750; MED-3950; Troms og Finnmark; Finnmark; Troms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21354

Background: Studies have shown an overtreatment of assumed urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly patients in nursing homes. Two factors to be considered in this aspect is the high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in nursing homes, and non-specific signs and symptoms influencing the diagnost...