Diagnosis and management of urinary tract infection in older adults - Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a commonly diagnosed infection in older adults.

Despite consensus guidelines developed to assist providers in diagnosing UTI, distinguishing symptomatic UTI from asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in older adults is problematic, as many older adults do not present with localized genitourinary symptoms. This article summarizes the recent literature and guidelines on the diagnosis and management of UTI and ASB in older adults.

Written by:
Rowe TA, Juthani-Mehta M.   Are you the author?
Yale University School of Medicine, 300 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8002, USA; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 300 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8022, USA.

Reference: Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2014 Mar;28(1):75-89.
doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2013.10.004


PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24484576

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