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Workstream Outputs

Journal Articles

Diagnostic value of symptoms and signs for identifying urinary tract infection in older adult outpatients: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Gbinigie OA, Ordóñez-Mena JM, Fanshawe TR, Plüddemann A, Heneghan C.

J Infect. 2018 Jun 30. pii: S0163-4453(18)30190-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.06.012.

• Symptoms and signs traditionally associated with UTI (e.g. nocturia, urgency and abnormal vital signs) may have limited utility in diagnosing these infections in older adult outpatients.

• Disability in performing a number of acts of daily living may be better predictors of UTI; high quality studies should be conducted in this area to confirm this.

Blog posts

CEBM blog post: Taking the sting out of UTIs

August 24, 2018 Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infections in older adults – Can we take the sting out of it? Dr Oghenekome Gbinigie