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What are the clinical syndromes of a urinary tract infection (UTI)?

A urinary tract infection can result in several clinical syndromes, including acute and chronic pyelonephritis (infection of the kidney and renal pelvis), cystitis (infection of the bladder), urethritis (infection of the urethra), epididymitis (infection of the epididymis) and prostatitis

Is EGFR 30 mL a safe treatment for a low UTI?

Risk of resistance may be higher with recent use and in older people in care homes.6MMay be used with caution if eGFR 30–44?ml/minute to treat uncomplicated lower UTI caused by suspected or proven multidrug resistant bacteria and only if potential benefit outweighs risk (BNFC, August 2018).

Can a urinary tract instrument cause a UTI?

Virtually all healthcare-associated UTIs are caused by instrumentation of the urinary tract. CAUTI can lead to such complications as prostatitis, epididymitis, and orchitis in males, and cystitis, pyelonephritis, gram-negative bacteremia, endocarditis, vertebral osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, endophthalmitis, and meningitis in patients.

Can fever and hypothermia be excluded from a UTI?

Note: Fever and hypothermia are non-specific symptoms of infection and cannot be excluded from UTI determination because they are clinically deemed due to another recognized cause. “Mixed flora” is not available in the pathogen list within NSHN. Therefore, it cannot be reported as a pathogen to meet the NHSN UTI criteria.