Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults

 

 

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REMIT OF THE GUIDELINE

This update sets existing recommendations more clearly in the context of the need to minimise the risk of antibiotic-resistant organisms developing greater resistance. Recommendations on prescribing are replaced with reference to local prescribing protocols. The risks of CDI and MRSA are also discussed.

Guideline No 88
ISBN 978 1 905813 88 9
July 2006 (Updated July 2012)

Patient information

• Managing bacterial urimary-tract infections in adults patient booklet

 

Supporting material

	Alogrithm: suspected UTI in non-pregnant women		(53K)
	Alogrithm: suspected UTI in pregnant women		(42K)
	Alogrithm: suspected UTI in adult men		(39K)
	Alogrithm: suspected UTI older people		(50K)
	Search strategy		(77K)
	Supplementary material		(283K)

 

 

 

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