{"id":7234,"date":"2020-02-18T14:33:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preferhome.com\/urinary-tract-infection-sign-symptoms-and-treatment\/"},"modified":"2020-02-18T14:33:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:33:21","slug":"urinary-tract-infection-sign-symptoms-and-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preferhome.com\/locations\/blog\/urinary-tract-infection-sign-symptoms-and-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Urinary Tract Infection: Sign, Symptoms, and Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is one of the most frequently diagnosed infections in the elderly overall and is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> most common infection in long-term care residents, responsible for over 30% of all nursing home associated infections.*<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While UTI can affect men, it is more common in women with about 10% of women older than 65 diagnosed each year. This increases with age to greater than 30% of women affected yearly by age 85.\u00a0 Given this prevalence of UTI, it is important to be aware of a few important points.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Signs and Symptoms<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Urinary Tract Infection can have both typical and atypical symptoms.\u00a0 Some of the typical symptoms include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Burning or pain with urination<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Urinary urgency or increased frequency<\/li>\n<li>Foul-smelling urine<\/li>\n<li>Dark, cloudy, or bloody urine<\/li>\n<li>Pelvic pain or pressure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More severe infections can produce fever, shaking, chills, or night sweats.\u00a0 However, there are also a few atypical ways that UTI can present, particularly in the elderly<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Agitation and other behavior changes<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Confusion<\/li>\n<li>Hallucination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Management &amp; Treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In general, UTI is caused by bacteria and is treated with antibiotics, however, the management will depend on the severity of the infection and whether other health conditions are present.\u00a0 Most cases can be treated with oral antibiotics at home, but more severe cases may require hospitalization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At this point, it is important to address a common myth that causes a lot of confusion.\u00a0 Some believe that the presence of bacteria in a urine sample is the same thing as a urinary tract infection.\u00a0 However, without any of the symptoms listed above, bacteria in the urine, also known as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">asymptomatic bacteriuria<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, is actually quite different from a true urinary tract infection.\u00a0 Asymptomatic bacteriuria has not been associated with any increase in adverse outcomes and treating it unnecessarily with antibiotics risks side-effects from antibiotics themselves.\u00a0 In addition to antibiotic side effects like an allergic reaction, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C. difficile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">colitis, etc, overtreating with antibiotics actually makes the bacteria more resistant to antibiotics and harder to treat over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Prevention<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While urinary tract infection may not be completely preventable, these steps will help reduce your risk of infection.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use appropriate genital-urinal hygiene (e.g. women wipe front to back) <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Stay hydrated with sufficient fluid intake, if allowed by your physician<\/li>\n<li>Avoid feminine products which may be irritating (e.g. deodorant sprays, douches, powders in the genital area)<\/li>\n<li>Address any underlying urologic problems which could predispose to infection (e.g. urinary retention, large prostate in men, etc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other prevention methods are not definitely proven, but some claimed success by drinking cranberry juice or using pro-biotics to help prevent Urinary Tract Infection.\u00a0 As always, discuss trying any of these methods with your physician first, as some individuals may have health conditions or use other medications that would limit some of these suggestions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Urinary tract infection in older adults.\u00a0 Rowe, TA, Manisha, JM. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aging Health<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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