Resident-, prescriber-, and facility-level factors associated with antibiotic use in long-term care facilities: a systematic review of quantitative studies

A Bocquier, B Erkilic, M Babinet, C Pulcini… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2024 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial stewardship programmes are needed in long-term care facilities
(LTCFs) to tackle antimicrobial resistance. We aimed to identify factors associated with …

Nurses' perceptions of the potential evolution of their role in antibiotic stewardship in nursing homes: a French qualitative study

C Bridey, G Le Dref, A Bocquier… - JAC-Antimicrobial …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background In nursing homes, infections and antibiotic prescriptions are frequent. Nursing
home nurses (NHNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) could promote …

Diagnosis of urinary tract infections in the hospitalized older adult population in Alberta

S Lui, F Carr, W Gibson - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections reported in
older adults, across all settings. Although a diagnosis of a UTI requires specific clinical and …

The Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin, Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptors, and C-Reactive Protein in Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infections in …

MA Hertz, IS Johansen, FS Rosenvinge… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a leading bacterial infection in the emergency
department (ED). Diagnosing UTIs in the ED can be challenging due to the heterogeneous …

Preparing of Point-of-Care Reagents for Risk Assessment in the Elderly at Home by a Home-Visit Nurse and Verification of Their Analytical Accuracy

S Takenaka, H Moro, U Shimizu, T Koizumi, K Nagano… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the rising number of older adults residing at home, there is a growing need for risk
assessment and patient management in home nursing. This study aims to develop point-of …

The role of Dutch guidelines in the diagnostic outcomes and treatment decisions of hospitalised older adults with a suspected urinary tract infection: a retrospective …

C Eecen, R Vreeswijk, D Souverein, SM Euser… - European Geriatric …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are highly prevalent and difficult to diagnose
in older adults. We aimed to evaluate the applicability of Dutch Association of Urology (NVU) …

Improving management of urinary tract infections in residential aged care facilities

LL Lim, N Bennett - Australian Journal of General Practice, 2022 - search.informit.org
Background: Antimicrobial resistance rates are higher in Australian residential aged care
facilities (RACFs) than other community or hospital settings. This is driven by antibiotic …

[图书][B] Point-Of-Care Testing for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Symptomatic Older Adult Patients Residing in a Long-Term Care Facility: An Evidence …

K Sauer - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Persons 65 years and older are at risk for significant complications related to Urinary Tract
Infections (UTI) including hospitalizations, sepsis or even death. This evidence-based …

Urine dipstick test use in Dutch nursing homes: a mixed-methods study to inform strategies for improved guideline-accordance

KC Paap, JJJS Rutten, AM van Loon, CMPM Hertogh… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background: Current guidelines stated that urinalysis should no longer be used to confirm a
urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosis in nursing home (NH) residents, urine dipstick tests are …

Introduction to Nanomaterials for Point of Care Diagnostics: Technologies and Applications

S Haider, F Saira, A Siddiq, DSM Vishnu… - … and Point of Care … - taylorfrancis.com
Rapid increase in the occurrence of deadly diseases and their costly, time-consuming, and
inaccessible conventional diagnostic methods are the growing concerns of developing …