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Clinical features

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Clinical features of UTI may be typical or atypical (1).

Most patients often presents with features of cystitis:

  • abrupt onset
  • multiple symptoms - dysuria, increased frequency and urgency
  • suprapubic or low back pain
  • suprapubic tenderness on examination

A febrile patient may have either prostatitis (associated with perineal pain) or pyelonephritis (associated loin pain) (1).

In some instances the UTI may mimic urethritis with a urethral discharge and urethral leucocytosis.

Less commonly patients may have atypical symptoms such as confusion, incontinence or a fall (especially in elderly patients) (1).

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