Urinary tract infections in men

Urinary tract infection in men rarely occurs before 50 years of age.

Often associated with abnormal structure or function of the urinary tract (complicated UTI).

Catheter-associated UTI is the most common cause of nosocomial infection.

Imaging of the urinary tract is recommended for men with persistent haematuria, voiding dysfunction without a clearly identifiable cause such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), failure of initial therapy, or signs of upper tract infection.

Treatment with a fluoroquinolone antibiotic is generally appropriate in men as they are likely to have a UTI classified as complicated. Asymptomatic bacteriuria does not require treatment except before urological procedures.

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an inflammatory reaction of the urinary tract epithelium in response to pathogenic micro-organisms, most commonly bacteria.