Criteria of Rothe et al for a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in a Hospitalized Patient: UTI with Systemic Involvement (SUTI)

Description

Rothe et al reported criteria for a urinary tract infection (UTI) in a hospitalized patient. The authors are from multiple institutions in Germany, Japan and London.

Patient selection: bacteriuria

Parameters:

(1) bacteremia from a urinary source with or without symptoms of UTI

(2) features of a systemic reaction (fever, organ failure or positive biomarker)

(3) genitourinary symptoms (acute dysuria, urgency, frequency, suprapubic tenderness, flank pain)

(4) presence or absence of an alternative source

Bacteremia Associated with UTI	Systemic Reaction	Genitourinary Symptoms	Alternative Source	Diagnosis
present	NA	present	absent	definitive SUTI
present	NA	absent	absent	urinary-source bacteremia
absent	present	present	absent	probable SUTI
absent	present	present	present	possible SUTI
absent	present	absent	absent	possible SUTI

where:

• There could be another category with bacteremia with UTI and the presence of an alternative source.

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Criteria of Rothe et al for a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in a Hospitalized Patient: UTI with Systemic Involvement (SUTI)

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