Monitoring urinary tract infections in residents of Australian aged care homes: Clinical and microbiological characteristics identified through a pilot surveillance program
Nearly half of reported UTI events did not meet surveillance or clinical case-definitions. This highlights the need to support initiatives to improve clinician recognition of UTI, recognise asymptomatic bacteriuria and understand the limitations of relying on urine culture alone to confirm UTI.
Authors
- Stephanie K. Tanamas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6551-2811)
- Noleen Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0354-0881)
- R. Mykytowycz
- N. Deborah Friedman
- Lyn-li Lim
- Leon J. Worth
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Disease & Health
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2025.100404
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00