Title: CLINICAL FEATURES OF 73 CASES OF NOSOCOMIALLY ACQUIRED FUNGAL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
Abstract: Objective:To understand the clinical features of nosocomially acquired fungal urinary tract infections(NAFUTI).Methods:Seventy-three cases who developed nosocomial fungal urinary tract infections during the year 1998 to 2000 were analyzed. Results: 42.47%of the cases were over 60 and the average age was 54.76;The average in-hospital days was 54.7.6;Most of the NAFUTI patients had multiple serious underlying deseases,all the patients had received antimicrobial agents as long as about 35 days,among them 78.08%had received more than two kinds of antimicrobial agents;Only 47.95%of the NAFUTI patients were associated with urethral instrumentations;Most patients had no clinical symptoms referable to the urinary tract;The mortality rate was 24.66%. Conclusion:Aging,Long-term hospitalization,long-term antibacterial therapy,critical underlying diseases were associated with NAFUTI.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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