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Urinary tract infection: diagnostic tools for primary care consultation
Quick reference tools for primary care providers for diagnosing and understanding culture results for urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
These quick reference tools for primary care providers describe when to consider a urinary tract infection (UTI) in:
- women aged under 65 years
- adults aged over 65 years
- adults with a urinary catheter who have a suspected catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI)
The text explains the flowcharts and supplies further information about diagnosis in different groups and about urine sampling.
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Documents
Diagnostic decision tool for women (under 65 years) with suspected UTI (print version)application/pdfDiagnostic decision tool for adults over 65 years with suspected uncomplicated UTI (print version)application/pdfDiagnostic decision tool for adults who have a suspected catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI) (print version)application/pdfResponses to the public consultation