ArticleAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE2024
Urine polymerase chain reaction tests: stewardship helper or hinderance?
Article in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction vs Standard Urine Culture in Women Presenting with Symptoms of Acute Cystitis.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Emerging Technologies for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections: Advances in Molecular Detection and Resistance Profiling.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Rapid, Amplification-free, RNA-based Uropathogen Detection With LbuCas13a.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- From Preliminary Urinalysis to Decision Support: Machine Learning for UTI Prediction in Real-World Laboratory Data.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Rapid and accurate testing for urinary tract infection: new clothes for the emperor.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2025Review
- Novel technologies for the diagnosis of urinary tract infections.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2025Review
- Decoding Urinary Tract Infection Trends: A 5-Year Snapshot from Central Portugal.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Polymicrobial urine cultures: reconciling contamination with the urobiome while recognizing the pathogens.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Review
- Use of Multiplex Molecular Panels to Diagnose Urinary Tract Infection in Older Adults.JAMA network open · 2024Article
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Abstract
Urine polymerase chain reaction is a laboratory test promoted to healthcare professionals working in long-term care facilities as a rapid diagnostic platform for urinary tract infection. Little is known about the place of this testing and its potential impact on antimicrobial stewardship programs. In this commentary, we review the currently available literature and provide recommendations for long-term care stewardship programs to consider.
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