Urinary track infection?

[melanie]

The nurse just came in and told me they were giving Dan cipro for a urinary track infection from a urine samplenfrom Tuesday. Really?

 

Melanie

[peglem]

Well, that might explain some of the symptoms you've been seeing.

[melanie]

I know. The nurse said that a lot of older patients show behavioral symptoms with urinary track infections. He said he doesn't have any pain. I think I may have something. Is it contagious by just being around him. They said the bacteria was pretty strong and they are giving him cipro 2x a day. Do you know of behavioral stuff

 

Melanie

[tpotter]

I know. The nurse said that a lot of older patients show behavioral symptoms with urinary track infections. He said he doesn't have any pain. I think I may have something. Is it contagious by just being around him. They said the bacteria was pretty strong and they are giving him cipro 2x a day. Do you know of behavioral stuff

 

Melanie

 

 

Whatever his normal PANDAS symptoms are...they can flare with any kind of infection (including allergies, btw.)

[melanie]

Ugghhh. I'm tired! Did you get the appointment?

[911RN]

I know. The nurse said that a lot of older patients show behavioral symptoms with urinary track infections. He said he doesn't have any pain. I think I may have something. Is it contagious by just being around him. They said the bacteria was pretty strong and they are giving him cipro 2x a day. Do you know of behavioral stuff

 

Melanie

 

NO, UTI's are not contagious. It is infection contained in the person's own urinary tract- we don't typically share our urine with anything but a toilet, septic tanks or city sewage...there is no danger in catching a person's UTI. I suppose if you poured someone's infected urine into the open wound of someone else and didn't wash- could pass bacteria and cause infection?? However, THAT doesn't seem like a likely scenario....or, at least I hope it's not:) Eeeeeewwww!