Role of Dipstick Testing in the Evaluation of Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 889-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manisha Juthani-Mehta ◽  
Mary Tinetti ◽  
Eleanor Perrelli ◽  
Virginia Towle ◽  
Vincent Quagliarello
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Urine Culture ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Colony Forming Units

Among 101 nursing home residents with suspected urinary tract infection (UTI), we determined the negative predictive value of dipstick testing for leukocyte esterase and nitrite to be 100% (95% confidence interval, 74%-100%), compared with laboratory evidence of UTI (greater than 10 white blood cells/mm3 on urinalysis and greater than 100,000 colony forming units/mL on urine culture). Nursing home dipstick testing effectively excluded the possibility of UTI.

scholarly journals Measuring Antibiotic Appropriateness for Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Home Residents

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 998-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taniece Eure ◽  
Lisa L. LaPlace ◽  
Richard Melchreit ◽  
Meghan Maloney ◽  
Ruth Lynfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Infect Control Hosp ◽  
Antibiotic Prescribing ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Tract Infections

We assessed the appropriateness of initiating antibiotics in 49 nursing home (NH) residents receiving antibiotics for urinary tract infection (UTI) using 3 published algorithms. Overall, 16 residents (32%) received prophylaxis, and among the 33 receiving treatment, the percentage of appropriate use ranged from 15% to 45%. Opportunities exist for improving UTI antibiotic prescribing in NH.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:998–1001

Tests for Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents

JAMA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 312 (16) ◽  
pp. 1687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manisha Juthani-Mehta ◽  
Ann Datunashvili ◽  
Mary Tinetti
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Nursing Home Residents

scholarly journals Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents: Preliminary Results From a National Collaborative

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lona Mody ◽  
M. Todd Greene ◽  
Jennifer Meddings ◽  
Sarah Krein ◽  
Barbara W. Trautner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Preliminary Results
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