Management of urinary tract infections in female general practice patients
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Management of urinary tract infections in female general practice patients.
BACKGROUND Though guidelines for the management of urinary tract infections (UTI) exist in several European countries, little is known about GPs' adherence, and the appropriateness of their management with regard to antibiotic resistance. OBJECTIVES To describe German GPs' management of female patients with symptoms of UTI, to assess the diagnostic accuracy of dipsticks in a German general pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Family Practice
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1460-2229
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh720