UTI Program (PHO) - Evidence to Support Discontinuing the Use of Dipsticks to Diagnose a UTI in residents of LTCHs
This fact sheet is part of Public Health Ontario’s Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Program. It succinctly describes the evidence for not using dipsticks to diagnose UTI’s. Is suitable for sharing with staff, residents and families.
Public Health Ontario (PHO). Revised 2019.
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