JAMDA
August 21, 2020
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JAMDA
January 20, 2020
Nursing Home Clinicians' Decision to Prescribe Antibiotics for a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection: Findings From a Discrete Choice Experiment
To determine which nursing home (NH) resident characteristics were most important to clinicians' decision to prescribe antibiotics for a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI), including both evidence-based and non-evidence-based characteristics.
JAMDA
December 27, 2019
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings: A Consensus Statement From AMDA's Infection Advisory Subcommittee
The diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) among residents of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings remains challenging. Nonspecific symptoms, complex medical conditions, insufficient awareness of diagnostic criteria, and unnecessary urine studies all contribute to the inappro...
JAMDA
December 8, 2019
Epidemiology of Antibiotic Use for Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents
Describe antibiotic use for urinary tract infection (UTI) among a large cohort of US nursing home residents.
JAMDA
June 18, 2019
A Review of Nonantibiotic Agents to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections in Older Women
This article provides a comprehensive literature review on nonantibiotic agents used for the prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women ≥45 years of age.
Podcast
October 22, 2018
AMDA On-The-Go | An Approach to UTI Prevention, Management, and Treatment
JAMDA
July 20, 2018
The Improving Outcomes of UTI Management in Long-Term Care Project (IOU) Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Uncomplicated Cystitis in Nursing Home Residents
To identify a set of signs and symptoms most likely to indicate uncomplicated cystitis in noncatheterized nursing home residents ≥65 years of age using consensus-based methods informed by a literature review.
JAMDA
June 15, 2018
The Development of a Decision Tool for the Empiric Treatment of Suspected Urinary Tract Infection in Frail Older Adults: A Delphi Consensus Procedure
Nonspecific signs and symptoms combined with positive urinalysis results frequently trigger antibiotic therapy in frail older adults. However, there is limited evidence about which signs and symptoms indicate urinary tract infection (UTI) in this population. We aimed to find consensus among an internationa...
JAMDA
November 20, 2014
Antibiotic Prescribing In Dutch Nursing Homes: How Appropriate Is It?
To investigate the appropriateness of decisions to prescribe or withhold antibiotics for nursing home (NH) residents with infections of the urinary tract (UTI), respiratory tract (RTI), and skin (SI).
JAMDA
January 23, 2014
Clinical Uncertainties in the Approach to Long Term Care Residents With Possible Urinary Tract Infection
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is arguably the most common infection in the long term care (LTC) setting. Making the diagnosis of UTI and deciding when to initiate treatment with antimicrobial therapy is a challenge to all LTC providers. Widespread prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, lack of an accepted...
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