urinary tract infection
Let an agent explain urinary tract infections in general terms, relay symptoms, risk factors, prevention and treatment principles from clinical guidelines, distinguish uncomplicated from complicated infections and from other conditions, and route personal symptoms to clinicians.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain urinary tract infections in general terms, relay symptoms, risk factors, prevention and treatment principles from clinical guidelines, distinguish uncomplicated from complicated infections and from other conditions, and route personal symptoms to clinicians.
An infection of any part of the urinary system, most often the bladder, called cystitis, and sometimes the kidneys, called pyelonephritis, usually caused by bacteria such as Escherichia coli entering through the urethra; urinary tract infections are among the most common bacterial infections, more frequent in women, and include catheter-associated infections, infections in pregnancy and children, and asymptomatic bacteriuria that usually needs no treatment.
What it is for: Not applicable; a disease.
It can be explain kinds, causes and symptoms in general terms; relay guideline principles on diagnosis and treatment; relay prevention measures; route personal symptoms to clinicians.
Distinguishing features
Common bacterial infection
Lower and upper tract forms
Uncomplicated and complicated categories
Antibiotic stewardship relevant
What it looks like
Not a visible object; symptoms include painful frequent urination, and fever and flank pain if the kidneys are involved.
Physical character
lifetime incidence in women: about 50-60 percent - per epidemiological studies
main pathogen: Escherichia coli organism - about 75-90 percent of uncomplicated cases
How it is recognised
Bacterial infection of bladder, urethra or kidney
Uncomplicated or complicated by anatomy, catheters or pregnancy
Sexually transmitted urethritis and urinary tuberculosis are separate conditions
Related models
is a kind of - the category
includes - the bladder form
includes - the kidney form
is caused by - most often
In practice
Families and kinds
uncomplicated cystitis
pyelonephritis
complicated infections including catheter-associated
infections in pregnancy, children and older adults
recurrent infections
asymptomatic bacteriuria
specific infections such as Pseudomonas or gonococcal cystitis, and urinary tuberculosis as a distinct disease
Identifiers
ICD-10 N39.0 urinary tract infection, site not specified
ICD-11 GC08 urinary tract infection
Standards and regulation
Clinical guidelines from urological and infectious disease societies
Antibiotic stewardship policies
Healthcare-associated infection prevention rules for catheters
Failure modes and hazards
Progression to kidney infection or sepsis if untreated
Antibiotic resistance
Overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria
Agents giving personal medical advice
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.urinary-tract-infection
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a UTI is.
General information.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a urinary tract infection, and what kinds exist? definition
- Is the user describing their own symptoms, which needs a clinician? boundary
Causes
Causes and risk factors.
Causes
Causes.
- What causes infections, and who is at higher risk? definition
- Which entry fits a specific pathogen? action
Clinical Diagnosis and treatment.
Clinical.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
- How do guidelines describe diagnosis, including when testing is needed? provenance
- Is the presentation free of personal medical advice? boundary
Treatment
Treatment principles.
Treatment
Treatment.
- What treatment principles and stewardship rules do guidelines set, in general terms? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Prevent Prevention.
Prevention.
Measures
Prevention measures.
Measures
Measures.
- What prevention measures does evidence support, including for recurrent infections? provenance
- Which entry fits recurrent UTI? action
Catheters
Catheter-associated infection.
Catheters
Catheters.
- How are catheter-associated infections prevented in healthcare settings? provenance
- Which entry fits healthcare-associated infection? action
Context Burden and research.
Sources.
Burden
Burden.
Burden
Burden.
- What do studies report about incidence and costs, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What are current research directions, such as vaccines and non-antibiotic prevention? provenance
- Which entry fits antimicrobial resistance? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should cystitis and pyelonephritis be separate primary entries?
- How should guidelines be linked by country?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming distinct diseases such as urinary tuberculosis; should they be split off?