Observational Study Suggests Delaying Antibiotics is Associated with Worse Outcomes in Elderly Patients with UTI

Antibiotic management of urinary tract infection in elderly patients in primary care and its association with bloodstream infections and all cause mortality: population based cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Early use of antibiotics in elderly patients with UTIs associated with reduced risk of sepsis – Imperial College London (free) AND Delaying antibiotics in elderly with UTI linked to higher sepsis, death rates – MDedge (free) AND Withholding antibiotics from over-65s may increases cases of deadly sepsis, study shows – The Telegraph (free)