Incidence and Management of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An Investigation of the Incidence and Management of Suspected Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and Bacteriuria in Hospitalised Elderly Medical Inpatients
IRAS ID
167307
Contact name
Anneka Mitchell
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Southampton
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 31 days
Research summary
We plan to follow a group of elderly patients with urinary catheters to establish how many of these patients develop asymptomatic bacteriuria (bacteria in urine without symptoms of infection), urinary tract infection (UTI) or bacteraemia (blood infection). We want to know what symptoms and tests clinicians document when they suspect a bacteriuria or UTI and what other signs and test results are not documented but may support the diagnosis of infection. We also want to know whether antibiotics are being prescribed for asymptomatic bacteriuria when they may not be required and whether the antibiotics prescribed for UTI provide the best treatment. We want to known how many patients have adverse reactions to these antibiotics to assess whether these can be minimised or avoided. Information will be obtained from patients medical notes, their blood test results and their drug charts. The patient will not be asked to do anything other than consent to the researcher using information from their healthcare records. The results of the study will be used to inform clinical practice and review antibiotic guidelines to ensure they recommend the most effective therapy.
REC name
Wales REC 6
REC reference
15/WA/0110
Date of REC Opinion
23 Mar 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion