Asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized elderlyOctober 5, 2022Antibiotic stewardship has gained much awareness, but inappropriate prescribing of these medications continues. For example, many patients, caregivers, and clinicians associate urinary tract infection (UTI) with falls, confusion,…
FDA approves new drug for UTIAugust 30, 2017“The FDA is committed to making new safe and effective antibacterial drugs available,” said Edward Cox, M.D., director of the Office of Antimicrobial Products in the FDA’s Center…
Study: Urinary catheterization high risk for UTINovember 11, 2012A review article in December 2012’s Journal of Hospital Infection found that highest population-attributable risk percentage for urinary tract infection (UTI) was associated with urinary catheterization, “with the…
UTIs and STIs frequently misdiagnosed in the EDJune 25, 2015Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in women are misdiagnosed in emergency departments nearly half the time, according to a study in the Journal of…
UTIs: The Fourth Most Common Type of Healthcare-Associated InfectionNovember 10, 2017Virtually all healthcare-associated UTIs are caused by instrumentation of the urinary tract, and 12% to 16% of adult hospital inpatients will have an indwelling urinary catheter at some…
