KJ CARLSON, AG MULLEY - Annals of internal medicine, 1985 - Am Coll Physicians A decision-analysis model was developed to estimate the effects and costs of alternative initial
management strategies for women presenting with dysuria and pyuria. We compared days of
morbidity and direct medical costs associated with single-dose and multiple-dose ... Cited by 76 - Related articles - All 4 versions
HJ Schultz, LA McCaffrey, TF Keys, FT … - Mayo Clinic proceedings. …, 1984 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov The efficacy of single-dose therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) and the
cost-effectiveness of routine urinalyses and cultures were studied in a prospective randomized
trial of 200 women who presented with symptoms of acute lower urinary tract infection. ... Cited by 65 - Related articles - All 3 versions
WE Stamm - Infection Control, 1986 - jstor.org The arguments for using urine cultures thus include: 1) accurate diagnosis of infection; 2) in some
circumstances, determination of antimicrobial susceptibility of the infect- ing strain; and 3) identification
of patients in whom treat- ment of asymptomatic bacteriuria will prevent complica- tions. ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - All 3 versions
TM Hooton, WE Stam - The Medical clinics of North America, 1991 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Acute uncomplicated UTI is one of the most common problems for which young women seek
medical attention, and it accounts for considerable morbidity and health care costs. Acute cystitis
is a superficial infection of the bladder mucosa, whereas pyelonephritis involves tissue ... Cited by 82 - Related articles - All 2 versions
TM Hooton, WE Stamm - … : The Journal of …, 1985 - jama.ama-assn.org.p.angrylapdog. … We appreciate Dr Bailey's comments and agree that trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole appears
to be a more effective single-dose agent for treating acute bacterial cystitis than are penicillins
and cephalosporins. A recent review of published studies found single-dose amoxicillin to ... Cited by 34 - Related articles - Cached - All 5 versions
HC Barry, MH Ebell, J Hickner - The Journal of Urology, 1998 - Elsevier BACKGROUND. The purpose of this study was to determine the most cost-effective strategy for
managing suspected urinary tract infections in otherwise healthy adult women presenting to
their primary care physician with dysuria and no symptoms or signs of pyelonephritis. ... Cited by 64 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
LG Burman - Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 1986 - informahealthcare.com Significance of the Sulfonamide Component for the Clinical Efficacy of Trimethoprim- ... LARS
G. BURMAN From the National Bacteriological Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden ... The reasons
for combining trimethoprim (TMP) with sulfonamides (SUL) are still mainly theoretical but ... Cited by 16 - Related articles - All 7 versions
AL KOMAROFF - Annals of internal medicine, 1986 - Am Coll Physicians In caring for women with acute dysuria, clinicians traditionally have relied on clinical findings
to distinguish between acute pyelonephritis and "cystitis"; they have ordered urinalysis and urine
culture regularly for patients with suspected acute pyelonephritis and ordered these tests ... Cited by 68 - Related articles - All 5 versions
PG Pappas - The Medical clinics of North America, 1991 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov The laboratory is essential in the diagnosis and management of UTIs. The presence of pyuria
and bacteriuria, the two most important indicators of UTIs, are most accurately determined by
standard techniques. In quantitating pyuria, the finding of greater than or equal to 10 ... Cited by 84 - Related articles - All 2 versions
