Factors Affecting Inadequate Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy and the Clinical Course of Upper Urinary Tract Infections in Elderly Patients: A Multicenter Study

Korkmaz, Pinar; KURTARAN, BEHİCE; Ozdemir Armagan, Sule; Turan Ozden, Hale; Kacar, Fatma; ATEŞ, SELMA; Durmus, Gul; Bayindir Bilman, Fulya; Uygun Kizmaz, Yesim; Hamidi, Aziz; Ozdemir, Burcu; Burcu Yikilgan, Aslihan; Firat, Pinar; Inan, Asuman; OKAY, GÜLAY; Isik, Mehmet; But, Ayse; Ugurlu, Kenan; Harman, Rezan; Ergut Sezer, Busra; DOYUK KARTAL, ELİF; KUŞCU, FERİT; ŞENER, ALPER; Mistanoglu Ozatag, Duru; Tukenmez Tigen, Elif; Dagli, Ozgur; Kocak, Funda; KUŞOĞLU, Hülya; ERTÜRK ŞENGEL, BUKET; Demirel, Aslihan; Naz, Hasan; Agalar, Canan; Ozturk Engin, Derya; Dokmetas, Ilyas; Cancan Gursul, Nur; Yilmaz Karadag, Fatma; Cayiroz, Mehmet; Kurekci, Yesim; Kadanali, Ayten; Cakar, Zeynep; Savasci, Umit; ERDEM, İLKNUR; Cagan Aktas, Sabahat

doi:10.4274/mjima.galenos.2020.2020.5

Factors Affecting Inadequate Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy and the Clinical Course of Upper Urinary Tract Infections in Elderly Patients: A Multicenter Study

Korkmaz P., KURTARAN B., Ozdemir Armagan S., Turan Ozden H., Kacar F., ATEŞ S., ...Daha Fazla

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS, cilt.9, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 9
Basım Tarihi: 2020
Doi Numarası: 10.4274/mjima.galenos.2020.2020.5
Dergi Adı: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Anahtar Kelimeler: Urinary tract infection, empirical, antibiotherapy, mortality, RISK-FACTORS, COMMUNITY, PREVALENCE, PROGNOSIS
Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: In this study, we aimed to determine the risk factors associated with inadequate empirical antibiotherapy (IEAT) and hospital-related mortality in elderly patients being treated for upper urinary tract infections (UTI).