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Alana,

I really hope the doctor is a urologist and that the samples have been sent to a lab for culture. If your mother happens to have a compromised immune system, the bacteria responsible for the UTI are more likely to be resistant to antibiotics generally prescribed as a first line treatment. In that case, the UTI will linger and cause further illness. For the elderly especially, an untreated or unaddressed UTI can cause delirium.