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Delirium in older adults
Authors’ reply to Ninan
BMJ 2013; 346 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f3063 (Published 15 May 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f3063
- Edison I O Vidal, assistant professor1,
- Fernanda B Fukushima, assistant professor2,
- Adriana P Valle, associate professor1,
- Ana Teresa A R Cerqueira, associate professor3,
- Paulo J F Villas Boas, associate professor1
- 1Internal Medicine Department, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 18618-970 , Botucatu, SP, Brazil
- 2Anesthesiology Department, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 18618-970, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
- 3Neurology, Psychiatric and Psychology Department, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 18618-970, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
- eiovidal{at}fmb.unesp.br
We agree with Ninan that urinary tract infections (UTIs) are often overdiagnosed in older people and that too often asymptomatic bacteriuria is treated with antibiotics.1 However, correctly …
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