Open consultation

Urinary tract infection: diagnostic tools for primary care

From:
UK Health Security Agency and NHS England
Published
8 May 2024

Applies to England

Summary

Quick reference tools for primary care providers for diagnosing and understanding culture results for urinary tract infections (UTIs).

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Consultation description

These quick reference tools for primary care providers describe when to consider a urinary tract infection (UTI) in:

  • women aged under 65 years
  • adults aged over 65 years
  • adults with a urinary catheter who have a suspected catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI)

The text explains the flowcharts and supplies further information about diagnosis in different groups and about urine sampling.

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For more information contact  TARGETAntibiotics@ukhsa.gov.uk

Documents

Diagnosis of urinary tract infections: quick reference tools for primary care

Ref: GOV-15119

HTML

Diagnostic decision tool for women (under 65 years) with suspected UTI (print version)

PDF, 141 KB, 1 page

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Diagnostic decision tool for adults over 65 years with suspected uncomplicated UTI (print version)

PDF, 141 KB, 1 page

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Diagnostic decision tool for adults who have a suspected catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI) (print version)

PDF, 142 KB, 1 page

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Published 8 May 2024