Catheter-Associated UTI

Today’s case was an 80 y.o. M with chronic foley catheter admitted with signs of sepsis, with a dirty UA. How do we go about diagnosing and treating catheter-associated UTI?

• IDSA 2009 Guideines for CA-UTI
• CA-UTI and the implications of the Medicare rule change (i.e. no Medicare payment for tx of CA-UTI)