Use of Multiplex Molecular Panels to Diagnose Urinary Tract Infection in Older Adults
Kelly M. Hatfield, Sarah Kabbani, Isaac See, Dustin W. Currie, Christine Kim, Kara Jacobs Slifka, Shelley S. Magill, Lauri A. Hicks, L. Clifford McDonald, John Jernigan, Sujan C. Reddy, Joseph D. Lutgring · 2024
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Kelly Hatfield and co-authors published a 2024 study of test panels used to diagnose urinary tract infection in older adults. The panels test one urine sample for many germs at once, but little evidence supports their routine use. The team used Medicare claims to track how often the tests were billed, what they cost, and who ordered them from 2016 to 2023.
Use of the tests grew sharply, from 2.4 to 148.1 claims per 10,000 covered people per year. The study covered more than 1.6 million claims, and the median patient age was 77. Urology was the most common specialty linked to the tests, apart from labs. A rising share of tests involved nursing home residents, which raises concern about needless antibiotic use.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kelly M. Hatfield, Sarah Kabbani, Isaac See, Dustin W. Currie, Christine Kim, Kara Jacobs Slifka, Shelley S. Magill, Lauri A. Hicks, L. Clifford McDonald, John Jernigan, Sujan C. Reddy, Joseph D. Lutgring |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |