CA-UTI: Confirming diagnosis, monitoring, prophylaxis
PEARL: CA-UTI is defined as the presence of a urinary catheter for >48 hours, presence of signs or symptoms compatible with UTI, absence of other infectious source, and significant bacteriuria with one or more species …
CA-UTI: Empiric Diagnosis
Pearl: CA-UTI is defined as the presence of a urinary catheter for within past 48 hours of symptom onset, presence of signs or symptoms compatible with UTI, absence of other infectious source, and significant bacteriuria* …
CA-UTI: Obtaining urine specimen
PEARL – collect culture before starting antibiotics due to wide range of pathogens and increased likelihood of resistance with CA-UTI Always collect a urine culture and sensitivity (C/S) when suspected CA-UTI The collection of a …
CA-UTI: High risk features
At this point, a thorough evaluation searching for non-urinary tract and urinary tract sources of infection has found no clear etiology The potential nonspecific signs and symptoms of CA-UTI make it is reasonable to evaluate …
CA-UTI: Localizing signs/symptoms to urinary tract
Pearl: CA-UTI is defined as the presence of a urinary catheter within past 48 hours of symptom onset, presence of signs or symptoms compatible with UTI, absence of other infectious source, and significant bacteriuria with …
CA-UTI: Non urinary localizing symptoms
Pearl: CA-UTI is defined as the presence of a urinary catheter within past 48 hours of symptom onset, presence of signs or symptoms compatible with UTI, absence of other infectious source, and significant bacteriuria with …
UTI Flowchart
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CA-UTI Flowchart
For mobile users, flowchart is best viewed in a horizontal orientation and in “full-screen mode”. You may need to refresh. **Note: Flowchart is awaiting expert peer review***
UTI: Urinary catheter vs no urinary catheter
Pearl: The evaluation for UTI is very different in CA-UTI compared to non-CA-UTIs. This is because catheters have different symptom presentations, baseline rates of bacteriuria, and organisms to consider. A critical decision-making branch point is …
UTI Suspected in Older Adult
Pearl: The diagnosis of UTI in older adults is challenging because of high rates of asymptomatic bacteriuria and misattribution of non specific signs and symptoms to the urinary tract. Diagnosing UTIs in older adults is …