Title

Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Adults

Authoring Organization

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publication Month/Year

March 1, 2010

Last Updated Month/Year

October 10, 2024

Supplemental Implementation Tools

Document Type

Guideline

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Document Objectives

Guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of persons with catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CA-UTI), both symptomatic and asymptomatic, were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. The evidence-based guidelines encompass diagnostic criteria, strategies to reduce the risk of CA-UTIs, strategies that have not been found to reduce the incidence of urinary infections, and management strategies for patients with catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria or symptomatic urinary tract infection. These guidelines are intended for use by physicians in all medical specialties who perform direct patient care, with an emphasis on the care of patients in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Target Patient Population

Adults with Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

PICO Questions

  1. What Are the Appropriate Management Strategies for Patients with CA-UTI?

  2. In Catheterized Patients with ASB, What Is the Appropriate Management to Reduce the Risk of CA-UTI?

Inclusion Criteria

Male, Female, Adult, Older adult

Health Care Settings

Hospital, Long term care, Outpatient, Operating and recovery room

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Diagnosis, Treatment, Management, Prevention

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D014552 - Urinary Tract Infections, D001437 - Bacteriuria, D014546 - Urinary Catheterization, D062885 - Urinary Catheters

Keywords

bacteriuria, urinary tract infection (UTI), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), UTI, CAUTI, urinary tract infection, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, CA-UTI

Source Citation

Thomas M. Hooton, Suzanne F. Bradley, Diana D. Cardenas, Richard Colgan, Suzanne E. Geerlings, James C. Rice, Sanjay Saint, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Paul A. Tambayh, Peter Tenke, Lindsay E. Nicolle, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Adults: 2009 International Clinical Practice Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 50, Issue 5, 1 March 2010, Pages 625–663, https://doi.org/10.1086/650482