Clinical effectiveness of point of care tests for diagnosing urinary tract infection: a systematic review

E Tomlinson, HE Jones, R James, C Cooper… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Point of care tests (POCT) have the potential to improve the urinary tract
infection (UTI) diagnostic pathway, as they can provide a diagnosis quickly in near-patient …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of clinical and urine biomarkers for uncomplicated urinary tract infection using machine learning algorithms

AAH Gadalla, IM Friberg, A Kift-Morgan, J Zhang… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms are commonly treated with
empirical antibiotics, resulting in overuse of antibiotics, which promotes antimicrobial …

Point-of-care urine culture for managing urinary tract infection in primary care: a randomised controlled trial of clinical and cost-effectiveness

CC Butler, NA Francis, E Thomas-Jones… - British Journal of …, 2018 - bjgp.org
Background The effectiveness of using point-of-care (POC) urine culture in primary care on
appropriate antibiotic use is unknown. Aim To assess whether use of the Flexicult™ SSI …

Best methods for urine sample collection for diagnostic accuracy in women with urinary tract infection symptoms: a systematic review

C Llor, A Moragas, M Aguilar-Sánchez… - Family …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Most guidelines recommend a midstream urine (MSU) or a midstream clean-
catch (MSCC) sample for urinalysis. However, whether this sample is better than others is …

Epidemiology and microbiology of recurrent UTI in women in the community in Oxfordshire, UK

MDLA Vazquez-Montes, TR Fanshawe… - JAC-Antimicrobial …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) contributes to significant morbidity and
antibiotic usage. Objectives To characterize the age of women experiencing rUTI, the …

Challenges in managing urinary tract infection and the potential of a point-of-care test guided care in primary care: an international qualitative study

L Brookes-Howell, E Thomas-Jones, J Bates… - BJGP open, 2019 - bjgpopen.org
Background Little is known about clinicians' experiences of using a point-of-care test (POCT)
to inform management of urinary tract infection (UTI) in general practice. Aim To explore …

Multiplexed signal ion emission reactive release amplification (SIERRA) assay for the culture-free detection of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and …

M Pugia, T Bose, M Tjioe, D Frabutt, Z Baird… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The global prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has increased the risk of dangerous
infections, requiring rapid diagnosis and treatment. The standard method for diagnosis of …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of cystitis by hungarian general practitioners: a prospective observational study

R Benko, M Matuz, Z Juhasz, J Bognar… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Lower urinary tract infections (LUTIs) are amongst the most common
community acquired infections with frequent antibiotic prescribing. Objectives: To assess …

[PDF][PDF] Management von Harnwegsinfekten in der primärärztlichen Praxis: Machbarkeit von FLEXICULT™(MAFL)

I Kattner - 2021 - scholar.archive.org
Im Vorfeld nahm die Autorin Kontakt zu einem dänischen Hausarzt auf, um Erkenntnisse
über die praktische Nutzung des FLEXICULT™-Tests in der dänischen Hausarztpraxis zu …

Akute Infektionen des unteren Urogenitaltrakts

KF Becher, A Wiedemann - MMW-Fortschritte der Medizin, 2019 - search.proquest.com
Harnwegsinfekte gehören mit zu den häufigsten Beratungsanlässen in Hausarztpraxen. Die
unkritische Antibiotikaverordnung, die Entstehung von weltweiten Resistenzen sowie die …