Table 1 Characteristics of residents started on antibiotics for urinary tract infection who were reviewed during the intervention
Baseline characteristic | Intervention (n = 104) |
|---|---|
Age, mean, years (Standard Deviation (SD)) | 80.8 (14.4) |
Male gender, number (%) | 70 (67) |
Facility, number (%) | – |
 A | 22 (21) |
 B | 63 (61) |
 C | 19 (18) |
Charlson comorbidity index, median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) |
Temperature, mean, F (SD) | 98.2 (1.1) |
Indwelling catheter in prior 48Â h, number (%) | 7 (7) |
WBC × 109/L, mean (range) | 9.9 (4.1–21.3) |
Urine WBCs/hpf >10, n (%) | 89 (86) |
Urine leukocyte esterase, number/total sent (%) | 89/91 (98) |
Urine nitrites, number/total sent (%) | 51/91 (56) |
Meets criteria for UTI, n (%) | 8 (8) |
 No catheter | 6 (75) |
 Catheter | 2 (25) |