Urinary Tract Infections in Older Persons Admitted to a Psychogeriatric Ward
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Interventions
- Device: Diagnostic tests
- Registration Number
- NCT02368847
- Lead Sponsor
- KU Leuven
- Brief Summary
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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
- Older (65+ years) persons admitted to a gerontopsychiatric ward
- Patients not understanding Dutch or not willing to participate (no informed consent)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Diagnostic tests Diagnostic tests 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.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Serious infection 2 months 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.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reliability of the uricult dipslide in a population of institutionalized older patients 2 months 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