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EMERGENCY MEDICINE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 37, Issue 4, Pages 707-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2019.07.007
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Urinary tract infection; Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Cystitis; Pyelonephritis; Renal abscess; Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) affects patients of all ages and is a diagnosis that emergency physicians might make multiple times per shift. This article reviews the evaluation and management of patients with infections of the urinary tract. Definitions of asymptomatic bacteriuria, uncomplicated UTI. and complicated UTI are presented, as well as techniques for distinguishing them. The pathophysiology and clinical and laboratory diagnoses of UTI are described. Treatment of UTI is reviewed, with attention to bacteriuria and special populations, including pregnant, elderly/geriatric, and spinal cord injury patients.
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