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Women’s information needs around urine testing for urinary tract infections: a qualitative study

Abstract:
Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the commonest bacterial infections in general practice, with urine testing a frequent feature of its management. Urinary dipsticks are widely used, with urine culture the reference standard test. To avoid contamination, patients are advised to discard the first part of the urine stream, retaining the midstream part for the sample. This process, however, can be challenging both to explain and to perform. There is a lack of lit... Expand abstract
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.3399/bjgp.2021.0564

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
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ORCID:
0000-0003-0852-627X
Publisher:
Royal College of General Practitioners
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British Journal of General Practice More from this journal
Volume:
72
Issue:
717
Pages:
e244-e251
Publication date:
2022-02-21
Acceptance date:
2021-12-14
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EISSN:
1478-5242
ISSN:
0960-1643
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1240505
Local pid:
pubs:1240505
Deposit date:
2022-02-22

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