26 - UTI & Prostatis Flashcards
Clinical Presentation
ATYPICAL SYMPTOMS - ELDERLY
UTI
MENTAL STATUS CHANGES
Changes in Eating / GI issues
TREATMENT + DURATION
- *UTIs in MALES**
- *Complicated UTI** since MALE
Initial Infection:
10-14 DAYS
Nitrofurantoin 100mg q12 or Bactrim DS q12
Recurrent Infection: 6+ weeks
Generally caused by:
Catheterization / Instrumentation / Stones
Older Men:
Prostatic Hypertrophy or Prostatitis
TREATMENT + DURATION
UTI in PREGNANCY
(Includes Asymptomatic Bacteremia)
Pregnant
significant bacteriuria –> treat to prevent complications
CEPHALEXIN 500mg q6h for 7 DAYS
or
AMOXICILLIN 250 q8h for 7 DAYS
avoid tetracyclines / sulfonamides / FQs in pregnant
Diagnosis of UTIs
- *URINALYSIS**
- must distinguish contamination from infection*
Dipstick
pH / glucose / protein / ketones / blood / bilirubin
Nitrate Reduction Test
LE = Leukocyte esterease Test
Microscopic Exam:
WBC - pyruria is nonspecific –> just inflammation
Etiology
COMPLICATED/Nosocomial UTI
(All others, not women 15-45y/o)
E.COLI
50%
Enterococci
2nd
Proteus / Kleb / Enterobacter / Pseudomonas
Staphylococci
TREATMENT + DURATION
Recurrent Infection
RELAPSE (20%) = SAME Bug
Relapse = Same Bug
Indicates:
renal involvement / structural abnormality / chronic prostatitis
Treat with:
FULL 2 WEEK COURSE
if RELAPSE after 2 weeks:
Treat for ANOTHER 2-4 weeks
if relapse after 6 weeks…. –> treat for 6 months or longer
Diagnosis of UTIs
- *URINE CULTURE**
- must distinguish contamination from infection*
Calibrated loop technique
for quantification
Id done by
kits / rapid tests / biochem tubes
- *Susceptibility Tests**
- *disk diffusion**: kirby-bauer, e-test
- *broth dilution**: MICs
Pathogenesis / Etiology
PROSTATIS
exact mechanism UNKNOWN
STILL E.COLI (>75%)
Reflux of infected urine –> prostatic ducts
Factors contributing:
↓PAF = Prostatic Antibacterial Factor
in prostatitis & elderly
Altered pH of prostatic secretions
normal = 6.6-7.6
prostatis + elderly = pH 7-9
TREATMENT
Symptomatic Abacteriuria
- *Systemic Abacteriuria = Acute Urethral Syndrome**
- *(Dysuria + Pyuria but…. little to no organisms found)**
Same as Uncomplicated Cystitis Treatment
Nitrofurantoin or Trimethoprim
BID 3/5 days
- *if CHLAMYDIA suspected:**
- *DOXYCYCLINE** or AZITHROMYCIN
Clinical Presentation
LOWER TRACT INFECTIONS
Cystitis (Bladder) / Urethritis / Prostatitis
Lower Tract Infections
- *Dysuria**
- *urgency + Frequency**
Nocturia
Suprapubic Heaviness or PAIN
Gross Hematuria
Diagnosis / Clinical Presentation
Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
Clinical Presentation
Systemic - Fever / Chills / Malaise / Pain
Same Urinary Sxs
Diagnosis
- *Digital palpatation of Prostate**: swollen / tender / warm
- *Presence of SIGNIFICANT BACTERIURIA**
Predisposing Factors of UTI
- *Structural Abnormalities**
- *OBSTRUCTION:** prostatic hypertrophy / calculi
- *Neurologic Malfunctions**
- *Stroke / Diabetes / Spinal Cord Injuries**
- lose ability to VOID the bacteria*
- *Vesicoureteral Reflux**
- *urine is forced UP the ureter –> kidney**
Catherers** + **Pregnancy
TREATMENT
Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis
(Bladder Infection in Females 15-45y/o)
- *NITROFURANTOIN 100mg q12hrs**
- *5 DAYS**
or
BACTRIM DS q12hrs
can be 3 DAYS
2nd line due to HIGHER resistance
quinolones no longer preferred due to resistance
Pathogenesis of UTIs
Host Defense Mechanisms
Host Defense Mechanisms
- *URINE’s:**
- *pH / osmolality / urea concentration**
Bacteria in bladder –> STIMULATES URINATION
- *ANTI-ADHERENCE MECHANISMS**
- prevents bacterial attachment to bladder*
Bacterial Virulence Factors = FIMBRIAE for adhesion
TREATMENT + DURATION
CHRONIC PROSTATITIS
characterized by RECURRENT UTIs w/ same pathogen
Clinical Presentation Varies:
- *Light/Vague urinary symptoms**
- *Many asymptomatic**
- prostate gland OFTEN NORMAL*
> 6 WEEKS OF THERAPY
treat with:
Fluoroquinolone –> good concentration @ prostate
CIPROFLOXACIN 500mg q12h
or
LEVOFLOXACIN 500mg QD
second line:
Bactrim DS q12 –> 4-6 weeks