Urinary tract infection resource suite: Diagnostic tools

This section of the TARGET Toolkit has been designed to support the Government’s ambition to halve inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics to help facilitate the NHS Quality Premium targets related to reducing gram-negative bloodstream infections (GNBSIs) and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in at risk groups.

We have grouped all of the TARGET resources focussing on Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in one place to make it easier for you to find them all.

Version 1.0, November 2021.

Diagnostic tools

A series of quick reference tools to inform diagnosis and management of UTIs and understanding of results using:

Symptoms and signs
Point of Care tests
The microbiology lab for culture and susceptibility

Resources include:

The full UTI quick reference tool with rationale and references (GOV.UK)
Visual summary - Older person (over 65 years) with suspected UTI (PDF)
Visual summary - Women (under 65 years) with suspected UTI (PDF)
Visual summary - Children (under 16 years) with suspected UTI (PDF)