Acute Complicated Flashcards
Is present in almost all patient with UTi
S
Diagnostic approach
D
Imaging
S
Indications for hospitalization
K
when patients are septic or otherwise critically ill.
J
persistently high fever (eg, >38.4°C/>101°F) or pain,
J
marked debility,
I
inability to maintain oral hydration or take oral medications
I
when urinary tract obstruction is suspected
I
are alternatives to vancomycin.
I
the
patient has not had a urinary isolate resistant to fluoroquinolones in the prior three
months and the community prevalence of E. coli fluoroquinolone resistance is not known
to be higher than 10 percent.
I
If Enterococcus or Staphylococcus species are suspected (eg, because of prior
urinary isolates), piperacillin-tazobactam………because it has activity against
these organisms
L
If patients have risk factors for an ESBL-producing organism, we avoid…….,
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If resistant Enterococcus species or MRSA are suspected (eg, because of prior urinary isolates), we add………
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attains lower urinary levels than other fluoroquinolones and should not be used.
I