Evidence-Based Practice Proposal on Urinary Tract Infections

Constructing the Written Evidence Based Proposal Abstract The prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTI) increases with age. The illness cluster is common among the elderly. Moreover, infections occur among female more often than among male with the ratio of 2:1. UTI is an inflammation in the urinary tract that causes morbidity resulting in long-term medical care for the patients. The causal agent is bacterial infections with evidence of bacteria in urine; while severe infections spread to affect the kidneys. The risk factors of UTI include urinary tract obstruction, neurogenic bladder dysfunction, improper use of urinary catheters and external urine collection devices. Due to asymptomatic nature of early infections, diagnosis becomes difficult until the symptoms manifest at the stage, when the infection is causing complications.