A review on urinary tract infections diagnostic methods: Laboratory-based and point-of-care approaches

M Santos, M Mariz, I Tiago, J Martins, S Alarico… - … of Pharmaceutical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infectious diseases worldwide.
This type of infections can be healthcare-associated or community-acquired and affects …

Occurrence and genomic characterization of clone ST1193 Clonotype 14-64 in uncomplicated urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli in Spain

I García-Meniño, P Lumbreras, L Lestón… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
We conducted a prospective, multicenter, specific pilot study on uncomplicated urinary tract
infections (uUTI). One-hundred non-duplicated uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) from …

Point-of-care tests for pediatric urinary tract infections in general practice: a diagnostic accuracy study

HA Boon, T De Burghgraeve, JY Verbakel… - Family …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Early diagnosis of pediatrics urinary tract infections in the outpatient settings is
challenging but essential to prevent hospitalization and kidney damage. Objective We …

Antibiotic consumption and time to recovery from uncomplicated urinary tract infection: secondary analysis of observational data from a point-of-care test trial

A Gadalla, H Wise, D Farewell, K Hughes, C Llor… - British Journal of …, 2022 - bjgp.org
Background Randomised trials provide high-quality evidence on the effects of prescribing
antibiotics for urinary tract infection (UTI) but may not reflect the effects in those who …