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Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infection in Older Adults

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 28; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.idc.2013.10.004

1557-9824

Theresa A. Rowe, Manisha Juthani‐Mehta,

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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.