AI Article Synopsis
- Classification of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is crucial for guiding clinical decisions, research, quality assessment, and education.
- Current UTI definitions mainly distinguish between "complicated" and "uncomplicated" categories, with "complicated UTI" being particularly diverse and sometimes ambiguous.
- The proposed ORENUC classification system aims to categorize UTIs based on clinical presentation, risk factors, and available treatments, ultimately facilitating a clearer definition of UTI severity.
Article Abstract
Classification of urinary tract infections (UTI) is important for clinical decisions, research, quality measurement and teaching. Current definitions of UTI are above all based on the concept of the two main categories, complicated and uncomplicated UTI. The category "complicated UTI" especially is very heterogeneous and not always clear. We propose the EAU/ESIU classification system ORENUC based on the clinical presentation of the UTI, categorisation of risk factors and availability of appropriate antimicrobial therapy, which finally may result in the definition of UTI severity groups.
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