A difficulty in accurately diagnosing a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) often leads to rampant use of antibiotic contributing to antibiotic resistance. With antibiotic resistance being a rising problem in clinical fraternity, this fact should be given utmost importance. This article summarizes top ten myths about detecting UTI infection that results in extraneous testing and excessive antimicrobial treatment. Myth 1: My patient has UTI as he has Bad and cloudy urine Truth 1: Both visual inspection and foul smell (in catheterized patient) alone are not a reliable indicator of UTI.
This is usually dependent on patients' hydration status and concentration of urea in the urine. Myth 2: Presence of bacteria in urine of my patient is confirmatory to UTI Truth 2: Presence of bacteria in microscopic examination does NOT necessarily confirm UTI. It might be contamination and asymptomatic…
