Morbidity Rate for UTI Through Use of PCR-Based Diagnosis and Management

Reduction in Morbidity Rate for Urinary Tract Infections Through Use of PCR-Based Diagnosis and Management

This retrospective study is to determine if the use of PCR for detection and identification of pathogens in UTI along with antimicrobial susceptibility information, affords more efficacious treatment of UTI, as compared to traditional urine culture for patients served by House Call Physicians.

The objective of this study is to determine if retrospective data will show that use of PCR for detection and identification of pathogens in UTI, and antimicrobial susceptibility information, affords more efficacious treatment of UTI, thereby reducing UTI-related morbidity and costs in a patient population that is served by House Call Physicians. House call physicians attend elderly and other adults patients who are suffering from illness or chronic conditions in the safety, privacy, and comfort of their home or assisted living location. In making house calls, physicians ease the burden and difficulty of these chronic patients from traveling to the doctor's office.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients that the House Call Physician suspects the patient has a UTI and are tagged with the following codes within the medical record

Exclusion Criteria:

• Records where the NPI does not match a known provider or the office listed is not a Specific Population
• Hospice patients
• Records for which DX codes of "X" and "NoDx" where there isn't a diagnostic description.