title: Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection.
abstract: New guidelines on the management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults have just been released by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). The guidance states that the presence of bacteriuria should lead to antibiotic treatment only when there is definitive evidence that eradicating the bacterial infection will result in a tangible health gain at a reasonable level of risk (SIGN, 2006).
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beckford-Ball
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012606:Scotland; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D016482:Urinalysis; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents