Dipsticks and point-of-care Microscopy to reduce antibiotic use in women with an uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection (MicUTI): protocol of a randomised controlled pilot trial in primary care

Dipsticks and point-of-care Microscopy to reduce antibiotic use in women with an uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection (MicUTI): protocol of a randomised controlled pilot trial in primary care

Introduction Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) in women are common infections encountered in primary care. Evidence suggests that rapid point-of-care tests (POCTs) to detect bacteria and erythrocytes in urine at presentation may help primary care clinicians to identify women with uUTIs...

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Main Authors: Ildikó Gágyor, Alastair D Hay, Tobias Dreischulte, Mark H Ebell, Guido Schmiemann, Antonius Schneider, Susann Hueber, Thomas Kühlein, Marco Roos, Stefanie Stark, Jochen Gensichen, Adolfo Figueiras, Linda Sanftenberg, Klaus Linde, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Lisette Warkentin, Stefanie Eck, Gábor Borgulya, Eva Bucher, Isabell Endrich, Christian Kretzschmann, Oliver Kurzai, Thien-Tri Lam, Orietta Massidda, Anne Simmenroth, Andrea Baumgärtel, Melanie Bößenecker, Merle Klanke, Kathrin Lasher, Klara Lorenz-Dant, Til Uebel, Fabian Walter, Peter K Kurotschka
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-03-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/3/e079345.full

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