Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in the Outpatient and Inpatient Settings
Autor: | Leslie Kammire |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2013 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pregnancy business.industry Multiple sclerosis Incidence (epidemiology) Urinary system Disease urologic and male genital diseases medicine.disease Spinal cord female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Health problems medicine.anatomical_structure Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus Medicine business |
Zdroj: | Recent Advances in the Field of Urinary Tract Infections |
Popis: | Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common health problems plaguing women. About half of women will experience a UTI during their lifetime. The incidence is much lower in men but increases with age. In patients over the age of 65, at least 20% of women and 10% of men have bacteruria [1]. The incidence also increases with hospitalization or institutional‐ ization. UTIs are the most common nosocomial infection, and more than 80% of these are associated with an indwelling catheter [2]. There is also a higher risk of UTIS in pregnancy and some chronic diseases including diabetes, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries or disease, and immunosuppressive diseases such as HIV. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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