1. URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN THE MEDICAL CARE SETTINGS Group Assignment #1 Laura Jones, Cathleen Cieply, Sotheavy Birgisson BIOL – 330 Infection & Disease Dr. Marsha Stock September 2014

2. What is a Urinary Tract Infection? An inflammatory condition of the lower urinary tract or the upper urinary tract caused by an infectious organism. (Casey, 2014)

3. Types of UTI’s Lower Urinary Tract Urethra (Urethritis) Bladder (Cystitis) Upper Urinary Tract Ureters (Ureteritis) Kidneys (Pyelonephritis)

4. Causes Catheterization Personal anatomy Urinary retention or incomplete empting of the bladder Compromised immune system Hygiene History of UTIs Age

5. Catheterization (Casey, 2014)

6. References Casey, G. (2014). Understanding urinary tract infections. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, 20(5), 20-23. Center for Disease Control (CDC), (2014). Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/ca_uti/uti.html Daily, S. (2011). Prevention of indwelling catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Nursing Older People, 23(2), 14-19. Mulryan, C. (2011). Urinary tract infections: causes and management. British Journal Of Healthcare Assistants, 5(8), 392-396. Saint et al., (2008). Preventing hospital‐acquired urinary tract infection in the United States: A national study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 46, 243-250.