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What is a primary goal in the treatment of uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis?

  • To achieve patient compliance with the treatment
  • To minimize the cost of the therapy
  • To eradicate the causative organism (correct)
  • To reduce side effects of the medication

    • Which factor is important to consider when choosing empirical antibiotic therapy?

  • Preference of the physician for specific antibiotics
  • Availability of the antibiotic at pharmacies
  • Local resistance patterns of pathogens (correct)
  • Patient's history of previous infections

    • What characteristic should empirical antimicrobial therapy ideally possess to enhance patient compliance?

  • Narrow antimicrobial spectrum (correct)
  • Injection-based administration
  • Frequent dosage requirements
  • Broad antimicrobial spectrum

    • Why might a physician prescribe phenazopyridine in the treatment of UTIs?

    <p>To relieve intense dysuria symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a consideration for selecting antimicrobial therapy?

    <p>Potential for serious drug interactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary organism responsible for the majority of uncomplicated urinary tract infections?

    <p>Escherichia coli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following conditions is considered a subset of complicated urinary tract infections by the FDA?

    <p>Pyelonephritis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor is a common risk for both men and women regarding urinary tract infections?

    <p>Diabetes Mellitus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How frequently do urinary tract infections account for patient visits annually?

    <p>8 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these statements is true regarding urinary tract infections in men?

    <p>Infections increase significantly after age 65</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which behavior is a risk factor for urinary tract infections in women?

    <p>Prolonged use of diaphragm contraceptives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition in men can increase the risk of urinary tract infections?

    <p>Prostate hyperplasia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an asymptomatic condition that can still indicate the presence of a UTI?

    <p>Asymptomatic bacteriuria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common symptom associated with upper urinary tract infections (Pyelonephritis)?

    <p>Flank pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What laboratory test result indicates significant bacteriuria?

    <p>Bacteria count more than 105 bacteria/mL</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a principle of treatment for urinary tract infections?

    <p>To eradicate the invading organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB)?

    <p>Significant bacteriuria without symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a relapse of a urinary tract infection?

    <p>Same organism causing recurrence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A diagnosis of symptomatic bacteriuria is indicated by which symptoms?

    <p>Frequency and dysuria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common complication of recurrent urinary tract infections in healthy non-pregnant women?

    <p>Two or more UTIs within 6 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following laboratory test results is not typically associated with urinary tract infections?

    <p>Negative leukocyte esterase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor increases the risk of renal damage in children with asymptomatic abacteriuria?

    <p>Being younger than 5 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended course of treatment for males with uncomplicated urinary tract infections?

    <p>10 to 14 days of therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the lower prevalence of urinary tract infections in men compared to women?

    <p>Longer urethral length</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which treatment should NOT be used for men with urinary tract infections due to poor tissue penetration?

    <p>Nitrofurantoin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In men, when might parenteral therapy be required for urinary tract infections?

    <p>In severely ill patients or with acute prostatitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the treatment length comparison for trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole in males with recurrent infections?

    <p>2 weeks vs. 6 weeks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary management approach for asymptomatic abacteriuria in non-pregnant females?

    <p>Regular monitoring without treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is suggested for follow-up after treatment in males with urinary tract infections?

    <p>Follow-up cultures at 4 to 6 weeks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is typically involved in the treatment of acute prostatitis?

    <p>IV therapy initially followed by oral therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bacterium is most commonly associated with acute urethral syndrome?

    <p>E. coli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does symptomatic abacteriuria signify?

    <p>Low bacteria count with symptoms of dysuria and pyuria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be considered if a patient with symptomatic abacteriuria reports recent sexual activity?

    <p>Consider therapy for Chlamydia trachomatis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes chronic asymptomatic abacteriuria?

    <p>Two consecutive cultures with the same organism but no symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the likely treatment for Chlamydia trachomatis in symptomatic patients?

    <p>1 g azithromycin as a single dose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In asymptomatic abacteriuria, which demographic is most affected?

    <p>Older females</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common complication in patients treated for asymptomatic abacteriuria?

    <p>Chronic re-infection or relapse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a β-lactamase inhibitor combination used for treatment?

    <p>Ampicillin–sulbactam</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be the expected time frame for a significant reduction in urine bacterial concentrations after effective therapy?

    <p>48 hours</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT recommended for treating pregnant women with UTIs?

    <p>Tetracycline</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one reason for the increased risk of UTIs in pregnant women?

    <p>Dilation of the ureters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a recommended follow-up action after completing a 7-day course of UTI therapy in pregnant women?

    <p>Conduct a urine culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What initial treatment is advised for pregnant women diagnosed with acute pyelonephritis?

    <p>Second- or third-generation cephalosporin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a potential consequence of untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women?

    <p>Preterm birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which antibiotic category is considered teratogenic if used early in pregnancy?

    <p>Trimethoprim</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

    • UTIs are the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the genitourinary tract, with associated signs and symptoms of infection.
    • UTIs present as diverse syndromes based on location, including acute cystitis, pyelonephritis, and prostatitis.
    • Organisms can invade urinary tract tissues and adjacent structures, or be limited to bacterial growth in the urine, which may not cause symptoms.
    • UTIs can range from asymptomatic bacteriuria to pyelonephritis with bacteremia or sepsis.
    • Bacteria often colonize the female urethra due to its short length and proximity to the perirectal area.
    • Pyelonephritis (infection of one or both kidneys) is considered a subset of complicated UTI by the FDA, often occurring in individuals without functional or anatomic abnormalities of the urinary tract.
    • Complicated UTIs involve Enterobacteriaceae and other Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria (e.g., enterococci).
    • Uncomplicated UTIs are most commonly caused by Escherichia coli.
    • UTIs account for 8 million patient visits annually.
    • Approximately one in three females will experience a UTI by age 24.
    • Infections in men are less frequent until age 65, at which point incidence rates equal those of women.

    Risk Factors

    • Men:
      • Intercourse with an infected woman
      • Prostate hyperplasia
    • Women:
      • Sexual intercourse
      • Lack of voiding after intercourse
      • Use of diaphragm contraceptives
      • Pregnancy
    • Both men and women:
      • Diabetes mellitus (DM)
      • Urologic instrumentation
      • Renal transplantation
      • Neurogenic bladder
      • Urinary tract obstruction

    Clinical Presentation

    • Lower UTI (Cystitis):

      • Dysuria
      • Urgency
      • Frequency
      • Nocturia
      • Suprapubic heaviness
      • Suprapubic tenderness on examination
      • Gross hematuria

    • Upper UTI (Pyelonephritis):

      • Flank pain
      • Fever
      • Nausea
      • Vomiting
      • Costovertebral tenderness
      • Malaise

    • Laboratory Tests:

      • Bacteriuria
      • Pyuria (WBC count > 10/mm³ or 10 × 10⁶/L)
      • Nitrite-positive urine (with nitrite reducers)
      • Leukocyte esterase-positive urine
      • Antibody-coated bacteria (upper UTI)

    Bacteriuria

    • Bacteriuria (bacteria in the urine) may not always indicate infection.
    • Quantitative diagnostic criteria have been established for significant bacteriuria.
    • Asymptomatic bacteriuria is typical in individuals aged ≥ 65 when significant bacteriuria (>10⁵ bacteria/mL urine) is found in two consecutive urine cultures, in the absence of symptoms.
    • Symptomatic bacteriuria or acute urethral syndrome comprises symptoms of frequency and dysuria in the absence of significant bacteriuria. This condition may be associated with Chlamydia infections.

    Principles of Treatment

    • Treatment goals include eradicating the causative organism and preventing, or treating, the consequences of the infection, and ideally preventing recurrence.
    • Recurrent UTIs in non-pregnant women are a common issue (two or more UTIs occurring within 6 months; three or more within one year). These are typically reinfections.
    • Complication is a relapse if bacteriuria is found based on the same organism (indicating a persisting infectious source).

    Clinical presentation cont'd

    • Initial evaluation: severity of presenting signs and symptoms, site of infection and whether it is uncomplicated or complicated.
    • Considerations: antibiotic susceptibility, side effects, cost, and current antimicrobial exposure.
    • The treatment goal in uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis is to eradicate the causative organism.
    • Empirical antibiotic therapy should be chosen with consideration of local resistance patterns.
    • Therapy should target the pathogen while causing minimal collateral damage. Pharmacological therapy requires a well-tolerated agent with a narrow antibiotic spectrum, to promote patient compliance with infrequent dosing, adequate concentrations at the site of infection, and good oral bioavailability.
    • Adjunctive therapies may include bladder analgesics (e.g., phenazopyridine) for intense dysuria (1-2 days), and sufficient fluid intake.

    Pharmacological therapy cont'd

    • Tables provide antibiotics and dosages for uncomplicated and complicated Lower and Upper Urinary Tract infections.

    Evidence-Based Empirical Treatment of UTIs and Prostatitis

    • Tables provide treatment and comments of pathogens associated with different types of infection.

    Management of UTI in females

    • A flow chart for management of UTI in females.

    Management of UTI in females cont'd

    • A flow chart for management of UTI in females.

    Symptomatic Abacteriuria

    • Represents a clinical syndrome with dysuria and pyuria, but the urine culture reveals less than 10⁵ bacteria/mL urine.
    • Common causes are E. coli, Staphylococcus spp., or Chlamydia trachomatis.
    • Most patients have an underlying infection requiring treatment.
    • In cases where treatment is ineffective, further investigation via a culture is recommended.
    • Patients that report recent sexual activity require C. trachomatis treatment (e.g., 1g of azithromycin or doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 7 days); these need to be treated, alongside sexual partners.

    Asymptomatic Abacteriuria

    • Finding of two consecutive urine cultures with more than 10⁵ organisms/mL of the same organism, without symptoms.
    • Primarily seen in older females, and pregnant females.
    • Managing asymptomatic abacteriuria depends on the patient's age and pregnancy status.
    • Treatment should mirror that of symptomatic infections for children and non-pregnant females.
    • Individuals exhibiting signs of severe infection, alongside bacteriuria, should have empirical broad-spectrum treatment until other causes have been excluded.

    Cystitis in Men

    • Asymptomatic bacteriuria and symptomatic urinary tract infections are less frequent in men, due to longer urethral length, decreased colonization, and presence of antibacterial substances in prostatic fluid.
    • Complicated due to common occurrences in infants and the elderly, often associated with abnormal bladder outlet structures (e.g., prostate hyperplasia) or related instrumentation.
    • Encountered in a small number of men (15-50 years old).
    • Risk factors: insertive anal intercourse and lack of circumcision.

    Cystitis in Men cont'd

    • Limited evidence exists for treatment approach; thus, uncomplicated UTIs are treated like other infections but with a duration of ≥ 2 weeks to account for the increased likelihood of complicating factors.
    • Nitrofurantoin is not used (because of poor tissue penetration) due to the increased chance of complicated infections in men, and the length of therapy is increased to 14 days.

    Cystitis in Men cont'd

    • Initial therapies should be 10 - 14 days to allow for proper cure.
    • Parenteral therapy might be required for severe or complicated infections.
    • Follow up cultures after 4-6 weeks to ensure effective resolution.

    Clinical and lab findings in patients with acute pyelonephritis

    • Patients present with a history of lower and upper urinary tract symptoms, often constitutional and gastrointestinal symptoms.
    • Physical symptoms include fever (≥100.4°F), tachycardia, hypotension and costovertebral angle tenderness.
    • Laboratory testing often shows positive urine culture findings (>10⁵ colony forming units per mL of urine) and microscopic pyuria or hematuria.

    Acute pyelonephritis

    • High fever and flank pain warrant aggressive management.
    • Severely ill patients need hospitalization and IV antibiotics.
    • Milder cases can be treated with oral medications.
    • Nausea, vomiting, and dehydration might require hospitalization.
    • Urine Gram stain for morphology, urinalysis, culture, and sensitivity tests.
    • Empiric therapy is utilized until the precise pathogen and susceptibility profile are determined.

    Acute pyelonephritis cont'd

    • Mild to moderate cases can be treated with oral therapy (7-14 days) depending on specific agent used.
    • Fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin) are commonly used.
    • Other options include trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 14 days.
    • Amoxicillin-clavulanate or oral cephalosporin may be used; however, an initial IM ceftriaxone should be administered, and the oral treatment should continue for 10-14 days.
    • If gram stain shows gram-positive cocci, treat possible Enterococcus faecalis with ampicillin.

    Acute pyelonephritis cont'd

    • Seriously ill patients require initial parenteral therapy.
    • Empirical therapies might include IV fluoroquinolones, IV aminoglycosides with or without ampicillin, or extended-spectrum cephalosporins (with or without an aminoglycoside) or carbapenems.
    • Effective therapy should show bacterial load reduction in 48 hours; otherwise, susceptibility testing justifies antibiotic changes.

    Outpatient treatment options for non-pregnant women with acute pyelonephritis

    • Tables provide drug classes, antibiotics, and dosages for outpatient treatment of acute pyelonephritis in non-pregnant women.

    Inpatient treatment options for non-pregnant women with acute pyelonephritis

    • Tables provide drug classes, antibiotics, and dosages for inpatient therapy of acute pyelonephritis.

    UTI in Pregnancy

    • Increased physiological changes, hormonal shifts, and mechanical factors (e.g., ureter and renal pelvis dilation, increased urine pH, and glycosuria) heighten pregnancy-related UTI risk.
    • Women need screening for bacteriuria (preferably in the first trimester).
    • Positive urine cultures should be treated using appropriate FDA category B medications (e.g., amoxicillin, cephalosporins, or nitrofurantoin).
    • Avoidance of fluoroquinolones and tetracyclines is critical.
    • Follow up treatments and sterile urine confirmation is recommended after the course of treatment.

    UTI in Pregnancy cont'd

    • Treatment in pregnant women uses medications classified as FDA category B.
    • Prophylactic treatment uses antibiotics like nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
    • Avoid fluoroquinolones and tetracyclines, and follow up with urine cultures (1-2 weeks post-treatment, then monthly until birth).
    • Persistent bacteriuria requires re-treatment.

    Catheterized patients

    • Indwelling catheters increase the risk of UTI.
    • Direct catheter introduction during catheterization, leading to bacterial motility and colonization, is implicated.
    • Asymptomatic bacteriuria in catheterized patients warrants holding antibiotics and catheter removal if possible.
    • Symptomatic bacteriuria warrants antibiotic treatment alongside removal of catheter, if possible.
    • Catheters older than two weeks should be replaced.

    Catheterized patients cont'd

    • Prophylaxis with nitrofurantoin (50 mg daily) or half a trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole tablet is recommended.
    • Recurrent UTIs are defined as two or more UTIs within six months or three within a year without structural abnormalities.
    • Prophylactic treatment is needed for renal transplant patients to prevent infection of the graft.
    • Systemic antimicrobial prophylaxis is generally not routinely recommended for Foley catheter patients due to the risk of antimicrobial resistance.

    Prophylactic treatment

    • The table provides commonly used prophylactic agents for chronic recurrent UTIs associated with their dosage, and comments related to their use.

    Post-exposure prophylaxis

    • Some women experience reinfection following sexual intercourse.
    • Recommended practice is to void immediately following intercourse to reduce the chance of reinfection.
    • A single dose of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole single strength or nitrofurantoin between 50mg and 100mg can be administered prophylactically after intercourse.

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