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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - • A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection involving any party of the urinary system,
including … • Antibiotics do not help when there are no UTI symptoms.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection involving any party of the urinary system, including … Antibiotics do not help when there are no UTI symptoms.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/4-things.html
March 01, 2017 - * Go to CDC's January 2016 "Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Event for Long-term Care Facilities," … Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Event for Long-term Care Facilities .
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-j.html
October 01, 2015 - Urinary Catheter Facts
600,000 patients develop hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (UTI) … Each day the urinary catheter remains in place the risk of a UTI increases 5 percent.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/haify11.pdf
January 01, 2011 - AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, Fiscal Year 2011
Introduction
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
are infections that people acquire while
they are receiving treatment for another
condition in a health care setting. They
are costly, deadly, and largely
preventable. A core part of the Ag…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/u.html
June 12, 2025 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/urine-culturing/whento-order/urine-cultures.pptx
March 01, 2017 - reason to send a urine culture, particularly if the resident doesn’t have any specific symptoms of a UTI … or asymptomatic
Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB)
CAUTI requires presence of symptoms consistent with UTI … But smell, or cloudiness, etc., are not symptoms of UTI or CAUTI. … However, she doesn’t need a workup for UTI, at this point. … While her urine is cloudy, she is still doing well without any symptoms of UTI.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/stewardship-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - the Intervention
Sustaining Stewardship
7
Example of Individualized Feedback
Prescriptions for UTI … indication documented
27 of 42 (64%) 8 of 8 (100%)
Urine culture ordered for residents’ indication of UTI … in concordance with local policies
Consider asking for provider feedback
Focus on common infections (UTI
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-discussion-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infections – Discussion Guide
Urinary Tract Infections: Discussion Guide
During a regularly scheduled staff meeting, the stewardship leader(s) is encouraged to ask all clinical staff which of the components of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part3-nqs2.html
June 01, 2018 - Overall Rate: In 2013, the percentage of long-stay nursing home residents with a UTI was 6.4%.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/communication-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - W has a UTI. He didn’t eat dinner and he is not acting like himself. … W has a UTI. He didn’t eat dinner and he doesn’t seem like himself. … He should not be on this antibiotic—it was started in the hospital for a UTI, but he has been on it for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T1-Sample_Policy_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Smelly or cloudy urine is not a symptom of a UTI.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-handout-spanish.docx
September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (Spanish)
Infección de las vías urinarias
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June 02, 2025 - catheters, and one resident developed a C. diff. infection, after receiving antibiotics to treat her UTI … Tuvimos algunos casos de infecciones en las vías urinarias, o UTI, causadas por organismos resistentes … una residente contrajo una infección por C. diff., después de recibir antibióticos para tratar una UTI … un par de residentes que tuvieron infecciones por C. diff. mientras tomaban antibióticos para tratar UTI
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T1-Sample_Policy_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Smelly or cloudy urine is not a symptom of a UTI.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4T1-Monitoring_Sample_Antibiotic_Use_Tracking_Sheet_Phase_4.doc
May 01, 2014 - infection
Culture site
Infection type
Treatment start date
Antibiotic name
Broad or narrow spectrum
UTI
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T4-Letter_to_Prescribing_Clinicians.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Smelly or cloudy urine is not a symptom of a UTI.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T4-Letter_to_Prescribing_Clinicians.docx
October 01, 2016 - Smelly or cloudy urine is not a symptom of a UTI.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevhosp-reports-slides.pptx
November 30, 2013 - medication profile showing 15 active medications during the report week, active high-risk diagnosis of UTI … Check Your Understanding:
Transfer Risk Reports Quiz
A resident with the number “3” displayed under UTI … This resident has had a UTI for 3 days during the report week. … This resident’s record contains three elements of documentation indicating a sign or symptom of UTI. … UTI is this resident’s third most common high-risk change in condition.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-patient-safety-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - nonspecific change in mental status or foul odor in urine are symptoms of a urinary tract infection or UTI … Sometimes education about the signs and symptoms of a UTI will help. … A positive urine culture without signs or symptoms of a UTI means the resident has asymptomatic bacteriuria … or asked a nurse to reassess the resident and find out if she was having any signs or symptoms of a UTI