Urinary tract infection in primary care

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7743, 2010, Pages 373-

  Mangin, Dee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ALGORITHM; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77149156295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c657     Document Type: Editorial

References (15)

1. Barry HC, Ebell MH, Hickner J. Evaluation of suspected urinary tract infection in ambulatory women: a cost-utility analysis of office-based strategies. J Fam Pract 1997;44:49-60.[Web of Science][Medline]
2. Fenwick EAL, Briggs AH, Hawke CI. Management of urinary tract infection in general practice: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Br J Gen Pract 2000;50:635-9.[Web of Science][Medline]
3. Little P, Moore MV, Turner S, Rumsby K, Warner G, Lowes JA, et al. Effectiveness of five different approaches in management of urinary tract infection: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2010;340:c199. [Abstract/Free Full Text]
4. Little P, Merriman R, Turner S, Rumsby K, Warner G, Lowes JA, et al. Presentation, pattern, and natural course of severe symptoms, and role of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance among patients presenting with suspected uncomplicated urinary tract infection in primary care: observational study. BMJ 2010;340:b5633.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
5. Leydon GM, Turner S, Smith H, Little P. Women's views about management and cause of urinary tract infection: qualitative interview study. BMJ 2010;340;c279.
6. Turner D, Little P, Raftery J, Turner S, Smith H, Rumsby K, et al. Cost effectiveness of management strategies for urinary tract infections: results from randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2010;340:c346. [Abstract/Free Full Text]
7. Christiaens T, De Meyere M, Verschraegen G, Peersman W, Heytens S, De Maeseneer J. Randomised controlled trial of nitrofurantoin versus placebo in the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection in adult women. Br J Gen Pract 2002;52:729-34.[Web of Science][Medline]
8. Hummers-Pradier E, Ohse AM, Koch M, Heizmann WR, Kochen MM. Management of urinary tract infections in female general practice patients. Fam Pract 2005;22:71-7.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
9. Richards D, Toop L, Chambers S, Fletcher L. Response to antibiotics of women 9. with symptoms of urinary tract infection but negative dipstick urine test results: double blind randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2005;331:143-7.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
10. Brooks D, Garrett G, Hollihead R. Sulphadimidine, co-trimoxazole, and a placebo in the management of symptomatic urinary tract infection in general practice. J R Coll Gen Pract 1972;22:695-703.[Medline]
11. Richards D, Toop L, Chambers S, Fletcher L. Reply: Diagnosis of urinary tract infection [electronic response to Ravnskov U. Another way to treat dysuria and Toozs-Hobson P, et al. Diagnosis of urinary infection.] BMJ 2005. www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/331/7509/143#114663.
12. Foxman B, Barlow R, D'Arcy H, Gillespie B, Sobel JD. Urinary tract infection: self-reported incidence and associated costs. Ann Epidemiol 2000;10:509-15.[CrossRef][Web of Science][Medline]
13. Butler CC, Hillier S, Roberts Z, Dunstan F, Howard A, Palmer S. Antibiotic resistant infections in primary care are symptomatic for longer and increase workload: outcomes for patients with E coli UTIs. Br J Gen Pract 2006;56:686-92.[Web of Science][Medline]
14. McNulty CAM, Richards J, Livermore DM, Little P, Charlett A, Freeman E, et al. Clinical relevance of laboratory-reported antibiotic resistance in acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection in primary care. J Antimicrob Chemother 2006;58:1000-8.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
15. Kelley J, Lembo A, Ablon J, Villanueva J, Conboy L, Levy R, et al. Patient and practitioner influences on the placebo effect in irritable bowel syndrome. Psychosom Med 2009;71:789-97. [Abstract/Free Full Text]