title: Urinary tract infections and asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults.
abstract: Overuse of urinalysis in older adults to investigate vague changes in condition such as confusion, lethargy, and anorexia, has led to overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria and associated antibiotic resistance.
authors.affiliation: Joan M. Nelson University of Colorado at Anshutz Medical Campus College of Nursing, Aurora, Colo. Elliot Good is an adult-geriatric NP at Physician Housecalls, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
authors.forename: Joan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Elliot
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Good
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D058345:Asymptomatic Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*