Recent Advances in the Field of Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections (UTI) continue to be under the most common bacterial infections worldwide. Diagnostic and treatment have substantial financial burden on society. In the USA, UTIs are responsible for more than 7 million physician visits annually and about 15% of all community-prescribed anti...

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description Urinary tract infections (UTI) continue to be under the most common bacterial infections worldwide. Diagnostic and treatment have substantial financial burden on society. In the USA, UTIs are responsible for more than 7 million physician visits annually and about 15% of all community-prescribed antibiotics in the USA are dispensed for UTIs. About 50% of women will experience at least one UTI episode during lifetime, about 1 million emergency department visits due to UTI in the USA alone, resulting in more than 100 000 hospital admissions annually, most often for pyelonephritis. Moreover, UTIs are also the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections, accounting for approximately 40% of all such cases. The majority of these cases are catheter-associated. Therefore, nosocomial UTIs comprise perhaps the largest institutional reservoir for nosocomial antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Beside the economic impact, UTIs affect also significantly the quality of life of the affected population. The aim of this book is to highlight problematic aspects and recent advances in the field of UTIs. The book is divided in three parts.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-665822024-03-31T22:44:41Z Recent Advances in the Field of Urinary Tract Infections Nelius, Thomas Urology & urogenital medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJS Urology and urogenital medicine Urinary tract infections (UTI) continue to be under the most common bacterial infections worldwide. Diagnostic and treatment have substantial financial burden on society. In the USA, UTIs are responsible for more than 7 million physician visits annually and about 15% of all community-prescribed antibiotics in the USA are dispensed for UTIs. About 50% of women will experience at least one UTI episode during lifetime, about 1 million emergency department visits due to UTI in the USA alone, resulting in more than 100 000 hospital admissions annually, most often for pyelonephritis. Moreover, UTIs are also the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections, accounting for approximately 40% of all such cases. The majority of these cases are catheter-associated. Therefore, nosocomial UTIs comprise perhaps the largest institutional reservoir for nosocomial antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Beside the economic impact, UTIs affect also significantly the quality of life of the affected population. The aim of this book is to highlight problematic aspects and recent advances in the field of UTIs. The book is divided in three parts. 2021-04-20T15:47:24Z 2021-04-20T15:47:24Z 2013 book ONIX_20210420_9789535111801_1941 9789535111801 9789535171744 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/66582 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/3313/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/46044 10.5772/46044 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9789535111801 9789535171744 IntechOpen 186 open access
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Recent Advances in the Field of Urinary Tract Infections
title Recent Advances in the Field of Urinary Tract Infections
title_full Recent Advances in the Field of Urinary Tract Infections
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title_short Recent Advances in the Field of Urinary Tract Infections
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topic Urology & urogenital medicine
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