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Procalcitonin and pyuria-based algorithm reduces antibiotic use in urinary tract infections: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common drivers of antibiotic use. The minimal effective duration of antibiotic therapy for UTIs is unknown, but any reduction is important to diminish selection pressure for antibiotic resistance, costs ...
Guglielmetti, M., Mueller, B., Daniel Drozdov, Schild, U., Reutlinger, B., Barbara Reutlinger, Eva Grolimund, Ulrich Buergi, Florian Buchkremer, Deborah Steiner, Grolimund, E., Andreas Huber, Conca, A., Ottiger, C., Philipp Schuetz, Buchkremer, F., Buergi, U., Ursula Schild, Steiner, D., Fux, C. A., Stefanie Schwarz, Werner Christian Albrich, Bock, A., Albrich, W. C., Andreas Bock, Regez, K., Drozdov, D., Rast, A. C., Blum, C., Beat Mueller, Merih Guglielmetti, Schwarz, S., Christoph Andreas Fux, Haubitz, S., Schuetz, P., Cornelia Ottiger, Antoinette Conca, Anna Christina Rast, Sebastian Haubitz, Huber, A., Alexander Kutz, Claudine Blum, Kutz, A., Katharina Regez   +43 more
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Uropathogens and Pyuria in Children With Neurogenic Bladders

, 2018
BACKGROUND: A recent study revealed that specific uropathogens are associated with lower odds of pyuria in a general pediatrics population.
Nader Shaikh, Catherine S. Forster, Alejandro Hoberman, Elizabeth Jackson   +3 more
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Optimizing Urine Culture Utilization in the Emergency Department, a Study from South India

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Inappropriate urine culture can lead to unnecessary antibiotic use, antimicrobial resistance, increased healthcare costs, and resource strain.
Krishna Suresh, Dheeraj Mohan, Rajalakshmi Ananthanarayanan, Vettakkara Kandy, Muhammed Niyas   +4 more
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Differences in clinicopathologic variables between Borrelia C6 antigen seroreactive and Borrelia C6 seronegative glomerulopathy in dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2019
Background Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis has been described in dogs that seroreact to Borrelia burgdorferi, but no studies have compared clinicopathologic differences in Lyme‐seroreactive dogs with protein‐losing nephropathy (PLN) versus dogs ...
Moria A. Borys, Philip H. Kass, Frederick C. Mohr, Jane E. Sykes   +3 more
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Co‐Design of a Theory‐Informed, Multicomponent, Intervention for Diagnostic Stewardship in a Major‐Referral Emergency Department: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Emergency Medicine Australasia, Volume 38, Issue 5, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Low‐value diagnostic tests harm patients. Stewardship of tests can improve patient safety. Co‐design and behavioural change theories can enhance the effectiveness of diagnostic stewardship interventions. This study aimed to co‐design a theory‐informed diagnostic stewardship intervention at a major‐referral emergency department in ...
Vinay Gangathimmaiah, Rebecca Evans, Tarun Sen Gupta, Karen Carlisle   +3 more
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Pyuria in hospitalized general medical patients without urinary tract infection [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

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Urine microscopy for detecting pus cells is a common investigation ordered in hospitalized general medical patients as part of routine care. A few previous studies have shown that sterile pyuria is not uncommon in this population.
Praveenkumar Thyagaraju, Hariswar Pari Thenmozhi, Jharna Mandal, Surendran Deepanjali   +3 more
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Does Music Have a Calming Effect on Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Cystoscopy? [PDF]

Urogenital Tract Infection
Purpose Cystoscopy is a diagnostic test performed frequently in urology outpatient clinics. Despite the large number of inspections, the associated pain, discomfort, or anxiety can markedly affect patient compliance and adherence to subsequent ...
Ye Chan Joo, Ji Eun Yu, Jae Hyun Baik, Young Seop Chang, Jin Bum Kim, Hyung Joon Kim, Dong Hoon Koh, Hong Wook Kim   +7 more
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Early‐stage crystalluria‐associated cystitis in a horse: Diagnostic value of serial urine sediment examination

Equine Veterinary Education, Volume 38, Issue 10, Page e690-e697, October 2026.
Summary Calcium carbonate crystals are commonly observed in equine urine; however, crystalluria without urolith formation rarely results in clinically significant disease. A 4‐year‐old Japanese Sport Horse developed recurrent haematuria accompanied by the presence of numerous angular calcium carbonate crystals. Discontinuing the calcium supplementation
R. Sato, S. Imai, A. Yamazaki, T. Miyazaki   +3 more
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1484. Prevalence of Pyuria With and Without Bacteriuria in Healthy Pre-Menopausal Women

, 2019
Background Pyuria has long been considered key to diagnosis of urinary tract infection in women, but there is a paucity of data on its prevalence and association with asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in healthy women, even though pyuria and ASB often ...
Hooton, Thomas M, Roberts, Pacita, Stapleton, Ann E   +2 more
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Postoperative pyuria after TUR-P: the study of postoperative pyuria by using NFLX [PDF]

, 1989
The postoperative duration of pyuria was studied in 35 patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P). The average postoperative duration of pyuria was 58.0 +/- 23.6 days. The age over 70 years, preoperative indwelling of urethral
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