Diagnosis and management of urinary tract infection in the emergency department and outpatient settings.
Emergency physicians encounter urinary tract infections (UTIs) in a wide spectrum of disease severity and patient populations. The challenges of managing UTIs in an emergency department include limited history, lack of follow-up, and lack of culture and susceptibility results. Most patients do not require an extensive diagnostic evaluation and can be safely managed as outpatients with oral antibiotics. The diagnostic approach to and treatment of adults presenting to emergency departments with UTIs are reviewed.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Sukhjit S
SS
Takhar
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 14445 Olive View Dr., Sylmar, CA 91342, USA. Electronic address: gmoran@ucla.edu.
Gregory J
GJ
Moran
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cystitis; Emergency department; Pyelonephritis; Sepsis; Urolithiasis