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Diagnostic strategies for urinary tract infections in French general practice
S Kinouani1, H de Lary de Latour2, J-P Joseph2
1Inserm, UMR 1219, team HEALTHY, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, université de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France; Department of general practice, university of Bordeaux, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
Objectives:
We aimed to describe the diagnostic management procedures for detection of urinary tract infections in general practice and their correlated factors.
Patients And Methods:
We analyzed data from the ECOGEN study on urinary tract infections, collected in France between November 2011 and April 2012. This national cross-sectional study was carried out in general practices. Data was coded according to the International Classification of Primary Care.
Results:
A total of 340 consultations or home visits were held for urinary tract infections. The five most frequent diagnostic procedures were (in descending order) clinical examination (67.6%), urine cytobacteriological examination (UCBE) (47.9%), urine dipstick test (15.6%), blood test (8.5%), and imaging (6.5%). No urine dipstick test or UCBE was performed in 43% of cases. Factors correlated with diagnostic procedures were age and gender of patients, annual number of consultations held by family physicians, and duration of consultation.
Conclusion:
Family physicians did not comply with guidelines on diagnostic management for detection of urinary tract infections. We hypothesized that this non-compliance could be due to the family physicians' environment and characteristics, and to clinical practice guidelines.
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