| Autor: |
Arturo Artero, Ian López-Cruz, Juan Alberola, José María Eiros, Elena Resa, Laura Piles, Manuel Madrazo |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
Microorganisms, Vol 11, Iss 8, p 1959 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2076-2607 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/microorganisms11081959 |
| Popis: |
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common condition that predominantly affects elderly people, who are particularly susceptible to developing sepsis. Previous studies have indicated a detrimental effect of sepsis on short-term outcomes in elderly patients with UTI, but there is a lack of data about the middle-term prognosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of sepsis on the middle-term prognosis of patients aged 65 years or older with complicated community-acquired UTIs. A prospective observational study of patients admitted to a hospital with UTI. We conducted a comparison of epidemiological and clinical variables between septic and nonseptic patients with UTI, as well as their 6-month case-fatality rate. A total of 412 cases were included, 47.8% of them with sepsis. Septic patients were older (83 vs. 80 years, p < 0.001), but did not have more comorbidities. The short-term case-fatality rate was higher in septic patients and this difference persisted at 6 months (34% vs. 18.6%, p = 0.003). Furthermore, age older than 75 years, Barthel index |
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