A group of experts who reviewed evidence on urinary tract infections (UTIs) failed to come up with many recommendations due to the lack of evidence about how to diagnose and treat the infections, a ...

Dear Carol: I’m writing to tell your readers about what our family went through with our 86-year-old mom. She’d been doing great until one day I let myself in her door and she was sitting in her chair ...

UTIs may cause neurological symptoms, especially in older adults. It can also worsen symptoms in people with neurological conditions. Diagnosing and treating the UTI may help prevent serious ...

Study authors examined 186,589 patients with an initial positive urine culture and receiving antibiotics to quantify risks and benefits of UTI prophylaxis in older adults. Long-term antibiotic urinary ...

(HealthDay News) — In a case vignette published in the New England Journal of Medicine, recommendations are presented for management of recurrent acute febrile urinary tract infections in older men.

Patients older than 65 years who have urinary tract infections (UTIs) are at increased risk for sepsis and death within 60 days from UTI if not treated with immediate antibiotic therapy. Those older ...

It’s one of the most common misdiagnoses in American medicine, and it usually happens like this: An old and frail person gets confused, tired, or a little dizzy. Maybe she just doesn’t feel like ...

A systematic Cochrane review evaluated 15 randomized trials comparing different durations of oral antibiotics for the treatment of uncomplicated symptomatic lower UTIs in 1,644 elderly women (Cochrane ...

MPs are trying to form an APPG to push for an official definition, better diagnosis and more treatment options - but there’s ...

Patients who are status post hip fracture surgery had a higher incidence of severe UTI than those in their comorbidity-, age-, and sex-matched control group. Prevention of severe UTI can improve the ...

While more common in females, urinary tract infections can also affect males. Symptoms include a sudden urge to urinate, frequent urination, and a burning sensation when you urinate. UTIs occur when ...

Urinary tract infections may not seem like a big deal to most women, but urological health is important. Learn more about this irritating, yet common, condition. Those of us who have had just one ...