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Review Article| Volume 32, ISSUE 3, P523-538, August 2016

Urinary Tract Infections in the Older Adult

  • Lindsay E. Nicolle
    Correspondence
    Department of Medical Microbiology, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Room GG443, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 1R9, Canada.
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    Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Room GG443, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 1R9, Canada

    Department of Medical Microbiology, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Room GG443, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 1R9, Canada
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Published:April 18, 2016DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2016.03.002

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