Table 1.

Patient Characteristics by Computer-Eligibility for Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections During Validation Phase

	Eligible for Computer Treatment (n = 18), N (%)	Not Eligible For Computer Treatment (N = 50), N (%)
Age (y)
18 to 24	2 (12%)	10 (21%)
25 to 44	12 (70%)	29 (60%)
45 to 64	3 (18%)	9 (19%)
Missing	1	2
Oral temperature (100 F)	0	0
Heart rate >100 beats/min	0	0
Costovertebral angle tenderness	0 (0%)	5 (10%)
“Looks ill”	1 (6%)	1 (2%)
Physician noted vaginitis by history or physical exam	0 (0%)	9 (19%)
Physician diagnosis
UTI/cystitis	17 (94%)	33 (66%)
Pyelonephritis	1 (6%)	4 (8%)
Vaginitis	0	6 (12%)
Other	0	4 (8%)
Missing	0	3 (6%)
Physician judgment
Computer can diagnose	17 (94%)	29 (58%)
Computer can treat	17 (94%)	32 (64%)
Culture positive	12 (67%)	13 (26%)