Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings
Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical AssociationPublished: March 6, 2020
- Key Points
- STEP 1: What are the Signs and Symptoms of UTIs?
- STEP 2: Which Symptoms Are No Longer Considered To Be Suggestive of UTI?
- STEP 3: Which Criteria Are Available for the Diagnosis and Management of UTI in the PALTC Setting?
- STEP 4: When Should A Diagnostic Test Be Sent For A Potential UTI?
- STEP 5: What Are The Best Methods For Urine Collection?
- STEP 6: Recognize When To Initiate Empiric Antibiotics
- STEP 7: Choosing Empiric Antibiotics
- STEP 8: De-Escalation of Antibiotics
- STEP 9: Determining the Length of Therapy
- STEP 10: Monitoring of Individuals With a Change in Condition But Who Do Not Meet Diagnostic Criteria for UTI (“Active Monitoring”)
- STEP 11: Monitoring of Individuals Treated and At Risk for UTI
- STEP 12: Monitoring the Nursing Home's Performance With Respect to UTIs
- Appendices
- Loeb Minimum Criteria for Initiating Antibiotics for Suspected UTIs
- Suspected UTI SBAR
- Internal Delphi Consensus Criteria Decision Tool for the Empiric Treatment of Suspected Urinary Tract Infection in Frail Older Adults WITH an Indwelling Urinary Catheter
- IOU Consensus Criteria Algorithm for the Diagnostic Approach to Acute Simple (Uncomplicated) Cystitis in Non-Catheterized Nursing Home Residents
- Applying the CDC’s Core Elements for Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes to Support the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Suspected UTIs
- Reference List
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