Diagnostic accuracy of dipsticks for urinary tract infections in acutely hospitalised patients: a prospective population-based observational cohort study.

Laura Hauge KristensenRannva WintherJosefine Tvede Colding-JørgensenAnton PottegårdHenrik NielsenJacob Bodilsen

Published in: BMJ evidence-based medicine (2024)

Dipsticks yielded limited clinical decision support compared with a symptom-driven approach in this study and were independently associated with excess antibiotics for UTI.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
clinical decision support
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
electronic health record
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis