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What would make you suspect that a patient in your care had a urinary tack infection?

  • The patient has spiked a temperature, has a raised white cell count (WCC), has new-onset confusion & the urine in the catheter bag is cloudy

  • The doctor has requested a midstream urine specimen

  • The patient has a urinary catheter in situ &  the patient’s wife states that he seems more forgetful than usual

  • The patient has complained of frequency of faecal elimination & hasn’t been drinking enough