Urinary Tract Infection in Elderly: Clinical Profile and Outcome.

Objective: Urinary tract infection (UTI) being the most common bacterial infection with considerable morbidity and mortality especially in hospitalized geriatric patients, this study was designed to assess clinical profile, predisposing factors, uropathogen profile causing UTI and to identify associated factors responsible for mortality.

Methods: :Prospective observational study was undertaken among elderly patients aged ≥ 60 years in a tertiary care hospital. 95 indoor patients from medicine wards having symptoms of UTI and urine culture showing significant growth were included in the study.