Table 2 Diagnostic criteria for chest infection and urinary tract infection
Type of infection | Criteria |
|---|---|
Chest infection, if ≥ 3 criteria apply | Temperature < 36.0°C or ≥ 37.5°C |
Putrid secretion | |
Pathological respiration (rales, bronchial breathing, tachypnea > 22/min) | |
Opacities in chest x ray (required for the diagnosis of pneumonia) | |
Detection of pathogenic germs in sputum | |
pO2 < 70 mmHg/O2 saturation < 93% | |
Urinary tract infection, if ≥ 1 criteria apply | Bacteriuria with bacterial count > 105 cells/ml |
Leukocyturia ≥ 100 WBC/mm3, respectively 100.000 WBC/ml | |
Symptomatic urinary tract infection, if ≥ 1 criteria apply | ≥ 1 criteria for urinary tract infection |
≥ 1 of the following criteria: fever, suprapubic or flank discomfort, bladder spasm, increased spasticity, worsening dysreflexia |