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Urinary tract infections are one of the most common types of infections in older persons. The general aim of this study is to improve the epidemiological knowledge and develop a better diagnostic algorithm for urinary tract infections in older institutionalized individuals in order to reduce excessive prescribing of antibiotics and prevent antimicrobial resistance.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic tests | Other | For any patient with a suspected urinary tract infection during the course of the study a basic questionnaire will have to be filled out and diagnostic tests (urine sample for culture, dipstick assay for the detection of nitrites and leukocyte- esterase and a POC CRP test) will have to be perform. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic tests | Device | C Reactive Protein (CRP) measurement on capillary blood using a point-of-care test to determine C Reactive Protein level in the blood |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Serious infection | To verify if the elderly has a serious infection, the research team will combine test results (dipstick, dipslide and CRP measurement) with signs/symptoms reported in the patient questionnaire. | 2 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability of the uricult dipslide in a population of institutionalized older patients | To verify the reliability of the uricult dipslide, a comparison will be made between the result of a dipslide read after 48h at room temperature, a dipslide incubated for 24h at +/- 35° Celsius and a urine culture test performed in a microbiology lab | 2 months |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Katrien Latour, MSc | Contact | 003226425762 | katrien.latour@kuleuven.be | |
| Jan De Lepeleire, PhD | Contact | 003216376621 | jan.delepeleire@med.kuleuven.be |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jan De Lepeleire, PhD | KU Leuven | Study Director |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014552 | Urinary Tract Infections |
| ID | Term |
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| D007239 | Infections |
| D014570 | Urologic Diseases |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003955 | Diagnostic Tests, Routine |
| ID | Term |
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| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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| Diagnostic tests | Device | Uricult dipslide: Easy-to-perform bacterial culture test for dectecting urinary tract infections in point of care settings |
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| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |