Urine PCR Testing
A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections…
September Medical Director Report 2025
Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting Survey news PPE use for EBP In my inspections of facilities, I have noticed a trend toward reusing gowns, hanging them on doors for reuse,…
A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections – Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Executive Summary We recommend against the routine use of urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) Evidence supporting urine PCR is often biased…
CMDA Opinion on Urine PCR Testing
CMDA Urine PCR Testing Opinion 9.27.24Download
Not a UTI in Nursing Home Resident
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Pyuria does not equal UTI
Presence of pyuria, in the absence of urinary tract infection symptoms, is not diagnostic of a urinary tractinfection and does not require antibiotic treatment. Absence of pyuria strongly argues against…
Don’t Lose Your Head: Altered Mental Status (AMS) and UTI
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Lecture: UTI or ASB?
Washington State Dept of Health Antimicrobial Stewardship of UTI in the LTC Setting. UTI lecture #1 Slides Washington State Dept of Health Debunking the Myths Associated with UTI Lecture Video…