Assessment and management of urinary tract infections in aged care facilities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipti Khatri ◽  
Judith Burrows
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Aged Care Facilities ◽  
Tract Infections

Infections in Australian Aged-Care Facilities: Evaluating the Impact of Revised McGeer Criteria for Surveillance of Urinary Tract Infections

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 610-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noleen J. Bennett ◽  
Sandra A. Johnson ◽  
Michael J. Richards ◽  
Mary A. Smith ◽  
Leon J. Worth
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Infect Control Hosp ◽  
Healthcare Associated Infections ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Aged Care Facilities ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Healthcare Associated ◽  
The Impact

Our survey of 112 Australian aged-care facilities demonstrated the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections to be 2.9%. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) defined by McGeer criteria comprised 35% of all clinically defined UTIs. To estimate the infection burden in these facilities where microbiologic testing is not routine, modified surveillance criteria for UTIs are necessary.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:610–612

scholarly journals Urinary Tract Infection Management in Elderly People : Approach Beyond the Pills and Needles

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6
Author(s):  
Abhijit Chowdhury ◽  
Jannatul Ferdoush ◽  
Mokhlesur Rahman ◽  
Binayok Das ◽  
Prasenjit Sarker
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Aged Care Facilities ◽  
Tract Infections

This review article focuses on critical analyses of the approach towards the management of older adults suffering from urinary tract infections. The article sheds light on the better scopes of management for these patients beyond the conventional treatment strategies to deal with the disease complexities with a goal to achieve patient satisfaction as well as fulfilling their psychosocial needs. Medline (1946) Scopus, Embase,CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched for articles published from 1980 to 2015 using the keywords Urinary Tract Infection, Older Adults, Elderly, Aged and Aged Care Facilities. The reference lists of the selected publications were also reviewed. Articles published only in English have been chosen.Chatt Maa Shi Hosp Med Coll J; Vol.16 (1); Jan 2017; Page 3-6

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