Risk Factors for Treatment Failure and Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With Complicated Urinary Tract Infection: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study (RESCUING Study Group)
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.68, no.1, pp.29-36, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 68 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.1093/cid/ciy418
- Journal Name: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.29-36
- Keywords: complicated urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis, risk factors, treatment failure, bacterial resistance, EMPIRICAL ANTIBIOTIC-TREATMENT, ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS, ESCHERICHIA-COLI, EPIDEMIOLOGY, BACTEREMIA, OUTCOMES, THERAPY, ADULTS, IMPACT
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background. Complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) are responsible for a major share of all antibiotic consumption in hospitals. We aim to describe risk factors for treatment failure and mortality among patients with cUTIs.