Treating Urinary tract infections in the elderly

Treating Urinary tract infections in the elderly

1) What were the findings from the article?

From this article I have learnt that Urinary tract infections can occur with predominant involvement in the pathological process of the body thereof, or (pyelonephritis, cystitis, prostatitis, urethritis), or with the involvement of different organs, with or without clear evidence of involvement in the process of kidney and other urinary tract. In elderly patients there are certain clinical features of urinary tract infections caused by a reduced reactivity, including impaired immunity and the coagulation system, concomitant diseases, especially diabetes, enlarged prostate, ...