Can a UTI cause confusion of a elderly?

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calliebug14 Asked February 2015

Can a UTI cause confusion of a elderly?

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yeah thats what she has the doctor said she has had it for a while and that it was bad

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My Aunt E lived to be 100. The only time she was confused at all was when she had a uti, in her late 80s.

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Most definitely! I have seen people admitted to the hospital with suspicion of stroke that turned out to have a UTI. A few days on antibiotics and they were back their normal selves.

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Yes, it could. Here's a really good article from AgingCare.

https://www.agingcare.com/articles/urinary-tract-infections-elderly-146026.htm

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