Pregnant patient in the emergency department: An observational investigation of predictive values of symptoms and lab measures in predicting culture confirmed urinary tract infection.

Many women in their first trimester present to the Emergency Department (ED) for evaluation. Urinalysis is a common test performed with these patients to evaluate for possible UTI. There are no clear results to determine if a patient requires antibiotic in the ED vs waiting for the culture result to start antibiotics. We prospectively studied a convenience sample of 198 women in their first trimester of pregnancy presenting to a community ED recording standard symptoms and lab analysis and then compared these results to the urine culture.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research