. CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING
CPG: ACUTE CYSTITIS
NR511-10618: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS a
PRIMARY CARE
SEPTEMBER 2019
, Disease and Background
Acute cystitis is an inflammation of the urinary bladder
Acute cystitis account for 8 million outpatient visits in the U
Uncomplicated cystitis is the most common form of UTIs
Can affect any part of the urinary system
Is treated with antibiotics
(Grigoryan & Trautner, 2014)
, Incidence and Prevalence in the U.
Incidence is 50-60% in adult women in the U.S.
Prevalence by age
AGE RANGE Overall Female Women Aged Sexually Ac
Population Over 65 Females
18-39
Prevalence 11% 20% 27%-46%
(Medina & Castillo-Pina (2