When urine testing to rule out infection does more harm than good

Since adults aged 65 or older commonly have pyuria or bacteriuria at baseline, how should urine tests be used to identify urinary tract infections (UTIs) while avoiding potential harms of UTI overdiagnosis? Urinary tract infections are widely recognized as being overdiagnosed in adults aged 65 or

Authors

Jerome A. Leis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2250-4894)
Katrina Piggott

Institutions

Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)

Publication Details

Journal: Canadian Family Physician
Published: 2024-09-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7009551
Primary Topic: Ethics in Clinical Research
Type: article
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article

When urine testing to rule out infection does more harm than good

Jerome A. Leis, Katrina Piggott

Sep 1, 2024

Canadian Family Physician

Ethics in Clinical Research

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When urine testing to rule out infection does more harm than good

Jerome A. Leis, Katrina Piggott

September 1, 2024article en

Abstract

Canadian Family PhysicianVol. 70(9)

Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)

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