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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedGupta A, Petty L, Gandhi T
Overdiagnosis of urinary tract infection linked to overdiagnosis of pneumonia: a multihospital cohort study.
This study’s goal was to determine if there is a correlation between overdiagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) and overdiagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitals, resulting in unnecessary antibiotic use and diagnostic delays. The authors first determined the proportion of hospitalized patients treated for CAP or UTI at 46 hospitals in Michigan who were overdiagnosed according to national guideline definitions. Then they used Pearson's correlation coefficient to compare hospital proportions of overdiagnosis of CAP and UTI. They included 14,085 patients treated for CAP and 10,398 patients treated for UTI. There was a moderate correlation within hospitals of the proportion of patients overdiagnosed with UTI and those overdiagnosed with CAP.
AHRQ-funded; HS026530.
Citation: Gupta A, Petty L, Gandhi T .
Overdiagnosis of urinary tract infection linked to overdiagnosis of pneumonia: a multihospital cohort study.
BMJ Qual Saf 2022 May;31(5):383-86. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013565..
Keywords: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Pneumonia, Community-Acquired Infections, Diagnostic Safety and Quality