plaTform fOr Urinary tract infection diagnostiC evAluatioN (TOUCAN): a protocol for a prospective diagnostic accuracy study of point-of-care testing in patients suspected of acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection in primary care clinics in England

Philip J Turner; Thomas R Fanshawe; Jane Freeman; Margaret Glogowska; Alastair D Hay; Nicola Kenealy; Owain Llion; Rebecca Lowe; Mark Lown; Michael Moore; Valerie Tate; Mark H Wilcox; Mandy Wootton; Christopher C Butler; Gail N Hayward

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090012

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plaTform fOr Urinary tract infection diagnostiC evAluatioN (TOUCAN): a protocol for a prospective diagnostic accuracy study of point-of-care testing in patients suspected of acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection in primary care clinics in England

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Philip J Turner Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Thomas R Fanshawe Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jane Freeman University of Leeds, Leeds, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Margaret Glogowska Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alastair D Hay Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicola Kenealy Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Owain Llion Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rebecca Lowe Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark Lown Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Moore Primary Care Medical Group, University of Southampton Medical School, Southampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Valerie Tate Public co-investigator – unaffiliated, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark H Wilcox Leeds Teaching Hospitals & Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mandy Wootton Specialist Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Unit, Microbiology Cardiff, Public Health Wales, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christopher C Butler Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gail N Hayward Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Philip J Turner; philip.turner{at}phc.ox.ac.uk

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Turner PJ, Fanshawe TR, Freeman J, et al

BMJ Open 2025;15:e090012. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090012

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Received June 14, 2024
Accepted January 14, 2025
First published January 30, 2025.

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January 30, 2025

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