2013
Urinary tract infection in older adults
Rowe TA, Juthani-Mehta M. Urinary tract infection in older adults. Aging Health 2013, 9: 519-528. PMID: 24391677, PMCID: PMC3878051, DOI: 10.2217/ahe.13.38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionTract infectionsAsymptomatic bacteriuriaOlder adultsSymptomatic urinary tract infectionLong-term care facilitiesMultidrug-resistant organismsEvidence-based approachGenitourinary symptomsGold standard definitionConsensus guidelinesDiagnostic challengeCare facilitiesInfectionBacteriuriaDiagnostic accuracyYoung adultsDiagnosisAdultsCliniciansFuture studiesStandard definitionSignificant problemSymptomsPrevalence
2007
Diagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*
Juthani‐Mehta M, Tinetti M, Perrelli E, Towle V, Van Ness PH, Quagliarello V. Diagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 1072-1077. PMID: 17608881, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01217.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNursing home residentsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueConsensus-based criteriaLaboratory evidenceHome residentsTract infectionsPredictive valueEvidence-based clinical criteriaDiagnostic accuracyProspective cohort studySimilar test characteristicsMcGeer criteriaUTI criteriaCohort studyProspective surveillanceUrine cultureClinical criteriaNursing homesTest characteristicsInfectionLoeb criteriaParticipantsSpecificity