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Prevalence of hospital-acquired urinary tract infections in urology departments.

Bjerklund Johansen TE, Cek M, Naber K, Stratchounski L, Svendsen MV, Tenke P, ,

Urology Department, Telemark Hospital, Porsgrunn, Norway. tebj@sthf.no

OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to register the prevalence of nosocomial urinary tract infections (NAUTIs) in urology sections in Europe and Asia. METHODS: A total of 6033 hospitalised patients in 194 different urology departments were screened in two Internet-based studies. Detailed reports on 727 patients with NAUTI were provided. RESULTS: The prevalence of NAUTI was 10% in the Pan European Prevalence (PEP) study, 14% in the Pan EuroAsian Prevalence (PEAP) study, and 11% in the combined analysis. The largest group was asymptomatic bacteriuria (29%) followed by cystitis (26%), pyelonephritis (21%), and urosepsis (12%). There were significant differences between regions and types of hospitals. CONCLUSIONS: NAUTI is a large problem for urologic patients and causes huge extra costs for hospitals.

Published 26 February 2007 in Eur Urol, 51(4): 1100-11; discussion 1112.
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