Showing 101-106 of 106 for: Essential Evidence Topics > Infectious disease
- Urinary tract infection (adult)
Essential Evidence Topics, 27-Mar-2023
Overall Bottom Line: Avoid unnecessary catheterization and remove a urinary catheter as soon as possible to decrease the incidence of UTI. The USPSTF recommends that all pregnant women be screened for and treated for asymptomatic bacteriuria in early pr
- Urinary tract infection (children)
Essential Evidence Topics, 23-May-2021
Overall Bottom Line: UTI is definitively diagnosed with urinalysis with evidence of infection (pyuria and/or bacteriuria) and >50,000 cfu/ml of a uropathogen cultured from a catheterized urine specimen or suprapubic aspiration for those unable to provi
- Vaginitis
Essential Evidence Topics, 26-Dec-2022
Overall Bottom Line: Microscopy of the vaginal discharge should be used to determine an etiology for vaginitis. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines (2020) recommend use of Amsel clinical criteria or Gram stain with Nu
- West Nile virus
Essential Evidence Topics, 31-Dec-2021
Overall Bottom Line: Consider West Nile virus (WNV) in patients with unexplained febrile illness, meningitis and/or encephalitis, or flaccid paralysis during mosquito season. The majority of patients infected with WNV will remain asymptomatic (80%), how
- Yellow fever
Essential Evidence Topics, 20-Jun-2022
Overall Bottom Line: Febrile illness followed by a period of remission and then renal or hepatic failure should prompt laboratory investigation for yellow fever in patients who travel to or have residence in an endemic area. Vaccinate anyone who is betw
- Zika virus infection
Essential Evidence Topics, 26-Dec-2022
Overall Bottom Line: Zika virus is usually transmitted by Aedes species mosquitoes and can cause fever, joint pains or myalgias, conjunctivitis, and/or rash in about 20% of infected individuals. Infection is self-limiting. Prevention efforts include avo