Urinary tract infections in palliative care

urinary tract infections in children

Urinary tract infections in long-term care facility residents.

You are in your office seeing patients when a nurse calls from the nursing home to report the urinalysis results of Mrs. X. Mrs. X, 75 years-old, with mild Alzheimer’s dementia, was admitted to the facility for rehabilitation and low back pain control after two falls. Her medical history also includes hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), osteoporosis, and ...

Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term–Care Facilities

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection occurring in residents of long-term–care facilities. It is a frequent reason for antimicrobial administration, but antimicrobial use for treating UTIs is often inappropriate. Achieving optimal management of UTI in this population is problematic because of the very high prevalence of bacteriuria, evidence that the treatment of ...

Pediatric urinary tract infections.

Urinary tract infection in the pediatric population can lead to significant morbidity if not treated promptly and appropriately. All first infections may signify possible underlying anatomic or functional abnormality and require imaging of the lower and upper tracts. Accurate diagnosis of UTIs requires a properly collected quantitative urine culture. Treatment should be tailored to the pathogen...

Uncomplicated urinary tract infections.

BACKGROUND Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common types of bacterial infection in outpatient medicine. Rising rates of antibiotic resistance and a better understanding of the ecological adverse effects (collateral damage) of antibiotics warrant a reevaluation of the treatment recommendations for uncomplicated UTI. The new S3 guideline contains updated recommendations. METHO...