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Urinary Tract Infections in Long Term Care

PLEASE NOTE: It has been brought to our attention that there was an error in Table 5 of the Guideline for UTIs in Continuing Care. The dose for Cefixime should be 400 mg PO daily not 400 mg PO BID. In addition, the dosage for Gentamicin has been revised to 7 mg/kg IV q 24h* or 1.5-2 mg/kg IM q 12h* from 7 mg IV q 24h* or 1.5-2 mg/kg IM q 12h*. The Guideline has now been updated to reflect this change. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Friday June 4, 2010

• Published: March 2010
• Revised:
• Topic: Urinary tract infections (UTI)
• Scope: Diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Prevention of catheter associated UTI
• Abstract: Diagnosis of UTIs in older adults relies on clinical judgment. Non specific and non localizing signs and symptoms are seldom due to a UTI in the non catheterized resident. This guideline makes recommendations for diagnosing and treating UTIs as well as recommendations for prevention of UTIs in catheterized residents.
• Target Population: Residents in a long term care facility (nursing home, auxiliary, chronic care, continuing care)
• Exclusions:
  • • Community acquired UTIs
  • • UTIs in acute care
• Working Group Membership: Family physicians, infectious disease specialists, hospital pharmacists and RNs.