genitourinary disorders
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Treatment of Catheter Associated UTIs
Antibiotics Asymptomatic, low-risk patients are not treated. Symptomatic and high-risk patients are treated using antibiotics and supportive measures. The catheter should be replaced when treatment begins. Choice of empiric antibiotic is as for Acute pyelonephritis . Sometimes Asymptomatic women and men with recent catheter removal who have urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosed by urine culture should be treated based on the culture results. Optimal duration of treatment is not known. 