Harms of UTI prophylaxis outweigh benefits in older adults - Healio
Older adult patients who received antibiotic prophylaxis for UTIs experienced an increased risk for hospitalization, sepsis and bloodstream infection, according to a study in Clinical Infectious Diseases.“Older patients have a higher risk of infection than younger patients due in large part to immunosenescence, but at the same time they are more prone to the harms of antibiotics such as