ArticleAging health2013
Urinary tract infection in older adults.
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- Is age associated with different vital signs in adults presenting to hospital with bacterial infection? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2025Pooled it
- Association between body mass index and urinary tract infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohort studies.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Pooled it
- A randomised trial to assess fluid and electrolyte balance responses following ingestion of different beverages in young and older men.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Trial
- Rational Design of a Phage Cocktail for Effective Control of Multidrug-Resistant UropathogenicAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The relationship between urinalysis abnormalities, soiling behavior, and cognitive decline in aging dogs.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2026Article
- Antibiotic treatment and antimicrobial resistance in urinary tract infections among the older population in Denmark, 1999 to 2023.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2026Article
- Assessing the female urogenital-rectal axis microbiome: focus on endometriosis and recurrent implantation failure.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2026Article
- High burden of blaBMC microbiology · 2026Article
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- Epidemiology of Acute Cystitis or Afebrile Urinary Tract Infection in Adult Men: A Systematic Literature Review.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2026Review
- Comparison of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Bacterial Isolates from Blood, Urine, and Lower Respiratory Tract Specimens Between Elderly Patients in Long-Term Care Hospitals and Community-Acquired Infections: A Retrospective Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance in Male Uropathogens Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single-Center Study from Romania.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Usability, Safety, and Diagnostic Reliability of an Automated Urinary Suction Device in Diaper-Dependent Older Adults.International neurourology journal · 2026Article
- Assessment of Inter-rater Variability in the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial resistance patterns in UTIs in male patients with associated kidney stone disease: a descriptive study.Journal of medicine and life · 2026Observational
- Urinary Tract Infections in Children - Microbiological Challenges and Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance.Maedica · 2026Review
- The challenge of sepsis in older adults in the Emergency Department and intensive care units.Critical care science · 2026Article
- Inappropriate urine culture testing in nursing home residents: a driver of antibiotic overtreatment and antimicrobial resistance.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Retrospective study on antibiotic resistance profiles of uropathogenicFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Machine learning-based prediction of mortality and multidrug-resistant infection risks in ICU patients with suspected infection: a prospective national multicenter cohort study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
Urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria are common in older adults. Unlike in younger adults, distinguishing symptomatic urinary tract infection from asymptomatic bacteriuria is problematic, as older adults, particularly those living in long-term care facilities, are less likely to present with localized genitourinary symptoms. Consensus guidelines have been published to assist clinicians with diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection; however, a single evidence-based approach to diagnosis of urinary tract infection does not exist. In the absence of a gold standard definition of urinary tract infection that clinicians agree upon, overtreatment with antibiotics for suspected urinary tract infection remains a significant problem, and leads to a variety of negative consequences including the development of multidrug-resistant organisms. Future studies improving the diagnostic accuracy of urinary tract infections are needed. This review will cover the prevalence, diagnosis and diagnostic challenges, management, and prevention of urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults.
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