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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Bacteriuria in a population-based cohort of women
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 138, No. 6, Year 1978
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Description
A survey for bacteriuria was conducted in a community-wide, unselected population of women 16-69 years old. The overall prevalence of bacteriuria was 3.5%. The prevalence of bacteriuria increased with age with a linear trend, but with a significant nonlinear component as well. Bacteriuria was associated with parity after correction for the effects of age. Current symptoms of dysuria and a history of previous urinary tract infection were slightly but significantly more common in women with bacteriuria. The population described should serve as an adequate base for continuing studies of the possible consequences of bacteriuria. © 1978 by the University of Chicago.
Authors & Co-Authors
Evans, Denis A.
Unknown Affiliation
Miao, Lillian
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Shimada, Jingoro
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Rosner, Bernard
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Taylor, James O.
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Williams, David N.
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Laughlin, Larry W.
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Warren, John W.
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Hennekens, Charles H.
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Chapman, William G.
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Statistics
Citations: 57
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/138.6.768
ISSN:
00221899
e-ISSN:
15376613
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Female