Induced coma, in rehab, burning during urination. Have severe sepsis and contagious sepsis. What is going on?
Patient: my friend is in rehab after being  in an induced coma in ICU for 20 plus days with dx of   severe sepsis. went to rehab then had an abscessed ruptured appendix back to hos now again in rehab.  ready to be discharged soon. tonight the staff moved her into a private room saying she had a contagious UTI and are administering oral antibiotics.  she is experiencing no burning upon urination or discomfort. they did not do a urinalysis either... what could be going on???  she has excellent medical insurance Doctor: Hi,Thanks for asking your query.Your friend has gone through a really tough time and still fighting the sepsis.At times there may some infections remaining in the urinary tract which need to be treated aggressively even if the patient is having no complaints. Such infections are seen more in patients who are comatose for a while and having a urinary catheter inside.These infections must be treated before patient is sent home and that is what the doctor's are doing right now.Hope this helps.