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2220-3206 (online) |
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© The Author(s) 2025. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Psychiatry |
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Opinion Review |
| Article Title |
Prescribing antibiotics to acutely ill psychiatric patients with urine analysis indicative of infection
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Invited Manuscript |
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Michael Huang and Alfredo Bellon |
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| Corresponding Author |
Alfredo Bellon, Associate Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, United States. abellon@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
| Key Words |
Urinary tract infection; Psychosis; Mania; Urine analysis; Antibiotics; Infection; Asymptomatic bacteriuria |
| Core Tip |
Acutely ill psychiatric patients often cannot or are unwilling to report urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms. This complicates current guidelines that largely discourage treating asymptomatic bacteriuria. Emerging evidence suggests a higher prevalence of UTIs during acute psychosis or mania, raising concerns that untreated infections may be causing or exacerbating psychiatric symptoms. Given the potential impact of untreated UTIs for patients with acute psychiatric disorders, we believe that asymptomatic bacteriuria should be treated in this patient population. |
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2026-02-28 08:32 |
| Citation |
Huang M, Bellon A. Prescribing antibiotics to acutely ill psychiatric patients with urine analysis indicative of infection. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(3): 114529 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i3/114529.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.114529 |
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