| Literature DB >> 33855845 |
E Álvarez Artero, A Campo Núñez, M Garcia Bravo, I García García, M Belhassen Garcia1, J Pardo Lledías.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Urinary tract infections are one of the most common community infections. The diagnosis of urinary infections in the elderly is complex because of its presentation and clinic. The aim of this article is to evaluate the usefulness of blood cultures in febrile urinary tract infection in elderly patients, risk factors, causes of discordance between urine and blood cultures, usefulness of biomarkers and mortality.Entities:
Keywords: Tract urinary infection; appropriate empirical treatment; catheter-associated urinary tract infection; elderly; empiric treatment; guideline
Year: 2021 PMID: 33855845 PMCID: PMC8179938 DOI: 10.37201/req/156.2020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Esp Quimioter ISSN: 0214-3429 Impact factor: 1.553
Características principales de los pacientes incluidos
| Características principales (n= 216) | Bacteriémicos n=70 (%) | No bacteriémicos n=139 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Edad (x±DE) | 81±9 | 82±12 |
| Mujer | 32 (46,4) | 78 (53,4) |
| Comunidad | 34 (48,6) | 63 (43,4) |
| Cuidados sanitarios | 36 (51,4) | 82 (58,9) |
| Nosocomial | 20 (28,6) | 36 (24,8) |
| Residencia | 16 (22,9) | 46 (31,7) |
| Patología/Antecedentes | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 29 (41,4) | 54 (37,2) |
| Sonda urinaria permanente | 34 (48,6) | 94 (64,4) |
| Inmunosupresión | 6 (8,6) | 20 (13,7) |
| Uropatía estructural | 36 (51,4) | 76 (52,1) |
| Antibiótico 6 meses previos | 28 (44,4) | 72 (55) |
| Ingreso 3 meses previos | 22 (35,5) | 41 (65,1) |
| ITU previa | 29 (44,6) | 72 (71,3) |
| Deterioro cognitivo | 20 (34,5) | 79 (55,2) |
| Presentación clínica | ||
| SRIS | 42 (60) | 86 (58,9) |
| Sepsis grave | 17 (24,3) | 24 (16,4) |
| Shock séptico | 9 (12,9) | 6 (4,1) |
| Dolor lumbar | 10 (14,3) | 4 (2,7) |
| Cistitis | 22 (31,4) | 32 (21,9) |
| Síndrome confusional | 25 (35,7) | 63 (71,6) |
| Otros | 0 | 6 (4,1) |
| Mortalidad intrahospitalaria | 7 (10) | 19 (13) |
| Etiología | ||
| 50 (71,4) | 73 (52,5) | |
| 6 (8,6) | 10 (6,8) | |
| 5 (7,1) | 18 (12,9) | |
| 2 (2,9) | 0 | |
| 2 (2,9) | 2 (1,4) | |
| 0 | 8 (5,7) | |
| Otros | 5 (7,1) | 18 (12,9) |
Factores de riesgo asociados a la bacteriemia en la ITU del anciano.
| Factores riesgo | OR (IC95%) | p |
|---|---|---|
| Deterioro cognitivo | 0,55 (0,30-0,98) | 0,043 |
| Antibiótico 6 meses previos | 0,53 (0,29-0,95) | 0,035 |
| Sonda urinaria permanente | 0,63 (0,3-1,03) | 0,06 |
| Shock séptico | 2,93 (1,0-8,5) | 0,04 |
| Presentación como dolor lumbar | 5,9 (1,785- 19,608) | 0,002 |
| 2,8 (1,5-5,3) | p<0,001 |