MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATED URINARY-TRACT INFECTION IN OLDER PATIENTS

Urinary tract infection (UTI) in older persons is a common medical pro blem that is seen in both the ambulatory and institutional settings. I t affects older women and men with a gender prevalence ratio of 2:1, r espectively. UTI in older persons can be a complex problem in terms of the approach to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. In this report the discussion will begin with the unique aspects of UTI in older pers ons, particularly as they relate to UTI in the younger, general popula tion. The remaining discussion will then focus on three complicated cl inical circumstances and conditions of UTI in the geriatric population : non-catheter recurrent UTI, asymptomatic bacteriuria, and catheter-r elated bacteriuria and UTI.