Table 1.
Criteria for initiation of antimicrobials for suspected urinary tract infections |
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a. No indwelling foley catheter |
Acute dysuria OR Fever (a single oral temperature of >100°F (>37.8°C), ii. oral temperatures of >99°F (>37.2°C), repeated ≥2 times, or iii. an increase in temperature of >2°F (>1.1°C) over baseline temperature.). |
AND ≥1 of the following: |
b. Indwelling foley catheter |
≥1 of the following:
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3. Change in mental status1 |
At the start of this study, the presence of a mental status change and rigors were added to Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America endorsed minimum clinical criteria to initiate antimicrobials for suspected urinary tract infections in the general NH population in order to slightly liberalize these criteria for residents with advanced dementia.