UTIs can be diagnosed without a dipstick test, saysNICE

摘要

Symptomatic women aged under 65 years with a urinary tract infection (UTI) can bediagnosed without a dipstick test, according to an updated quality standard from theNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The updated standard, published on 15 February 2023, gives new advice that womenaged under 65 years are diagnosed with a UTI if they have two or more key urinarysymptoms and no other excluding causes or warning signs.