| Literature DB >> 33651207 |
Adi Turjeman1,2, Tanya Babich3,4, Miquel Pujol5, Jordi Carratalà5, Evelyn Shaw5, Aina Gomila-Grange5,6, Cuong Vuong7, Ibironke Addy7, Irith Wiegand7, Sally Grier8, Alasdair MacGowan8, Christiane Vank7, Nienke Cuperus9, Leo van den Heuvel9, Leonard Leibovici3,4, Noa Eliakim-Raz3,4.
Abstract
Complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI) is a frequent cause of morbidity. In this multinational retrospective cohort study, we aimed to demonstrate risk factors for enterococcal UTI. Univariate and multivariate analyses of risk factors for enterococcal infection were performed. Among 791 hospitalized patients with cUTI, enterococci accounted for approximately 10% of cases (78/791). Risk factors for enterococcal UTI in multivariable analysis were male gender, age range of 55-75 years, catheter-associated UTI, and urinary retention. This information may assist treating physicians in their decision-making on prescribing empiric anti-enterococcus treatment to hospitalized patients presenting with cUTI and thus improve clinical outcomes.Entities:
Keywords: Antibiotic stewardship; Complicated urinary tract infection (UTI); Enterococcus; Risk factors
Year: 2021 PMID： 33651207 DOI： 10.1007/s10096-021-04207-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN： 0934-9723 Impact factor: 3.267