Unreliable urine screening in pregnancy can lead to the prescribing of antibiotics that may not be needed. Our feature...
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The Lancet: UTI Guidelines are not followed
The Lancet: Lower Urinary Tract Infections (LUTS): Management Outcomes and Risk Factors for Antibiotic Re-prescription...
Dr Liam Farrell, Primary Care Advisor to Forte Medical
Forte Medical is delighted to welcome Dr Liam Farrell as Advisor to the company on Primary Care matters. A UCD...
MedTech Innovation Briefing: Peezy Midstream
Five years ago we met with NICE to find out how to generate a MedTech Innovation Briefing paper. "More evidence," they...
Clinical antenatal evidence: 70% false-positive reduction
When NHS West Hertfordshire Patient Safety Midwife Sylvia Bone found a Peezy Midstream kit in a cupboard, she called...
GIRFT Pathology: Peezy Midstream in pre-operative screening
Tom Lewis, Consultant Microbiologist at North Devon NHS Trust and Pathology Lead for the Department of Health's...
Loyola Medical School Chicago publish Peezy Midstream clinical trial evidence
A clinical trial to ascertain reduced bacterial contamination in Peezy Midstream collected urine specimens has...
The value of urinalysis in antenatal settings
Informative article in The Practising Midwife by Editor and Senior Midwifery Lecturer at University of Central...
New study concludes midstream urine optimises point of care accuracy
An interesting study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care which concludes: "MSU samples should...