2019
Increased Length of Stay Associated With Antibiotic Use in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer Transitioned to Comfort Measures
Datta R, Zhu M, Han L, Allore H, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Increased Length of Stay Associated With Antibiotic Use in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer Transitioned to Comfort Measures. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2019, 37: 27-33. PMID: 31185722, PMCID: PMC6868290, DOI: 10.1177/1049909119855617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced cancerAntibiotic useComfort measuresPoisson regression modelsInfection diagnosisIntensive care unit admissionMultivariable Poisson regression modelsCare unit admissionCohort of patientsUrinary tract infectionGoal-concordant careUnit admissionEnd of lifeHospital lengthOlder patientsTract infectionsLonger LOSMedian ageRegression modelsStay AssociatedAntibiotic exposureLiquid tumorsPatientsCancerCancer types
2007
Diagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*
Juthani‐Mehta M, Tinetti M, Perrelli E, Towle V, Van Ness PH, Quagliarello V. Diagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 1072-1077. PMID: 17608881, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01217.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNursing home residentsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueConsensus-based criteriaLaboratory evidenceHome residentsTract infectionsPredictive valueEvidence-based clinical criteriaDiagnostic accuracyProspective cohort studySimilar test characteristicsMcGeer criteriaUTI criteriaCohort studyProspective surveillanceUrine cultureClinical criteriaNursing homesTest characteristicsInfectionLoeb criteriaParticipantsSpecificity
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