Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Infections in Older Adults

In this CME, Robin Jump, MD, PhD discusses how to differentiate signs and symptoms of acute cystitis from other reasons for those symptoms, introduce antibiotic use protocols for infections common to older adults, and describe supportive care and appropriate consideration of antibiotics for bacterial infections of the lower respiratory tract and skin and soft tissue.

Educational Objectives 

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Differentiate signs and symptoms of acute cystitis from other reasons for those symptoms.
• Introduce antibiotic use protocols for infections common to older adults.
• Describe supportive care and appropriate consideration of antibiotics for bacterial infections of the lower respiratory tract and skin and soft tissue.

Disclosures:

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated. 

Dr. Robin Jump receives; 

• Grant/Research Support: Pfizer, Merck, Abacus
• Other: Advisory boards for Pfizer, Merck, GSK

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh designates enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

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Release Date: 5/21/2026 | Last Modified On: 5/21/2026 | Expires: 5/21/2027