Chapter 13 - Laboratory Diagnosis Of Urinary Tract Infection
Jan 23, 2021 | Chemical Pathology
A diagnosis of a urinary tract infection (UTI) is based on the patient’s history, physical examination and laboratory investigations. Overuse of antibiotics for the empiric management of patients with UTIs has resulted in many uropathogens developing resistance to common antibiotics. Management of UTIs needs a clear plan that considers the patient’s age and other factors such as pregnancy, complications and symptom recurrence. Since the sensitivities of uropathogens have become much less predictable, urine culture to identify the causative uropathogen and performing susceptibility testing has become mandatory in the management of all UTIs, especially in the case of ‘complicated UTIs’....
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