提供者记录和患者报告的尿路感染症状的混合方法分析,这些症状发生在患有神经性膀的退伍军人中

Marissa Wirth1, Pooja Solanki, Frances M Weaver

  • 1From the Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois (MW, PS, FMW, CTE); Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois (FMW); Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (KJS); Department of Medicine, Center for Research on Healthcare, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (KJS); Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders Service, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, Washington (SPB); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (SPB); Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin (NS); Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, William S. Middleton VA Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin (NS); College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (EC); Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (CTE); Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado (MAF); and Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado (MAF).

概括

在神经性膀患者中诊断尿路感染 (UTI) 是具有挑战性的,因为症状模两可,导致过度使用抗生素. 改善患者与医疗服务提供者之间的沟通,并彻底评估所有迹象和症状,可以优化尿路感染护理.

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