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This document provides guidelines for investigating and treating urinary tract infections (UTIs) in patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery. It recommends screening all patients for UTI symptoms at pre-assessment and on the day of surgery. For patients under 65 with symptoms, urinalysis and urine culture is recommended, and those with positive tests should be treated with a short course of antibiotics before surgery. For patients over 65, empirical antibiotic treatment may be indicated if 2 or

Author

Angelo Ostrea

Language

EN