UTI's_Adults

Question 1

When should you treat Asymptomatic Bacteriuria?

Answer 1

Pregnant women
Patients with elective urological procedures
(ref: etg)

Question 2

When should alkalising agents not be used in a UTI?

Answer 2

Alkalizing agents → increase the rate of nitrofurantoin excretion

Alkalinising agents should not be used for those with a creatinine clearance (CrCl) of <30 mL/minutes
(ref: etg)

Question 3

Pseudomonas and Multidrug resistant UTI’s

Which is the medication is the only drug available for it?

Answer 3

Norfloxacin

ref; etg

Question 4

Consider resistant pathogens being involved in a UTI when:

Answer 4

1. people who have travelled internationally within the past 6 months (particularly in South and East Asia)
2. people who have had recent antibiotic exposure
3. patients who have not responded to initial therapy
4. aged-care facility residents.
   (ref; etg)

Question 5

When would you treat candiuria?

Answer 5

Consider treating candiduria in:
–>patients with neutropenia
–>patients undergoing urological manipulations
–>infants of low birth weight—seek expert advice
–>symptomatic patients.
(ref; etg)