UNUSUAL SYMPTOMS AND SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES:
URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN OLDER ADULTS

Julia Dulębska; Anna Dziuba; Monika Wawszczak-Kasza

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UNUSUAL SYMPTOMS AND SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES: URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN OLDER ADULTS

Julia Dulębska

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,

Anna Dziuba

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,

Monika Wawszczak-Kasza

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Institute of Medical Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Kielce, Poland

Health Prob Civil.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2025.156930

Data publikacji online: 2025/12/15

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UNUSUAL SYMPTOMS AND SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES: URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN OLDER ADULTS

Julia Dulębska 1 , Anna Dziuba 1 , Monika Wawszczak-Kasza 1

Julia Dulębska

¹

,

Anna Dziuba

¹

,

Monika Wawszczak-Kasza

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