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Residual Urine Does Not Predispose Elderly to Urinary Tract Infection
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Title Residual Urine Does Not Predispose Elderly to Urinary Tract Infection
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/575184?src=rss
Description Postvoid residual urine volume is not associated with the risk for lower urinary tract infection in nursing home residents, according to a report in the May issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
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Date May 29, 2008
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