In older women, acute dysuria (<1 week in duration) is the most discriminating clinical symptom for urinary tract infection (UTI). Frequency and urgency occur in both UTI and urinary incontinence and are not as reliable indicators for UTI.
In older women, acute dysuria (<1 week in duration) is the most discriminating clinical symptom for urinary tract infection (UTI). Frequency and urgency occur in both UTI and urinary incontinence and are not as reliable indicators for UTI.