1 / 46

UTI 101: Antimicrobial agents, duration and prophylaxis April 30, 2012

Objectives. Describe the agents used for treating bacterial urinary tract infections (UTI's) and understand how to choose the most appropriate agentUnderstand the appropriate duration of therapy and monitoringUnderstand the options for prophylaxis of recurrent UTI. Background. UTI is one of the mo

ted
Download Presentation

UTI 101: Antimicrobial agents, duration and prophylaxis April 30, 2012

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

    1. UTI 101: Antimicrobial agents, duration and prophylaxis April 30, 2012 Jennifer J. Schimmel, MD Baystate Medical Center Division of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Focus on older patients, especially in a facilityFocus on older patients, especially in a facility

    2. Objectives Describe the agents used for treating bacterial urinary tract infections (UTI’s) and understand how to choose the most appropriate agent Understand the appropriate duration of therapy and monitoring Understand the options for prophylaxis of recurrent UTI Focus on the elderly in long term careFocus on the elderly in long term care

    3. Background UTI is one of the most common infections in the elderly in the community and in long-term care Two problems: overdiagnosis and overtreatment Subsequent issues: C. difficile Antibiotic resistance What’s important? Proper diagnosis Appropriate antibiotic choice and duration

More Related