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

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

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). Materials and Methods: This study included individuals aged 65 ye...

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Main Authors: Pınar KORKMAZ, Behice KURTARAN, Şule ÖZDEMİR ARMAĞAN, Hale TURAN ÖZDEN, Fatma KAÇAR, Selma ATEŞ, Gül DURMUŞ, Fulya BAYINDIR BİLMAN, Yeşim UYGUN KIZMAZ, Aziz Ahmad HAMİDİ, Burcu ÖZDEMİR, Aslıhan BURCU YIKILGAN, Pınar FIRAT, Asuman İNAN, Gülay OKAY, Mehmet Emirhan IŞIK, Ayşe BUT, Kenan UĞURLU, Rezan HARMAN, Büşra ERGÜT SEZER, Elif DOYUK KARTAL, Ferit KUŞÇU, Alper ŞENER, Duru MISTANOĞLU ÖZATAĞ, Elif TÜKENMEZ TİGEN, Özgür DAĞLI, Funda KOÇAK, Hülya KUŞOĞLU, Buket ERTÜRK ŞENGEL, Aslıhan DEMİREL, Hasan NAZ, Canan AĞALAR, Derya ÖZTÜRK ENGİN, İlyas DÖKMETAŞ, Nur CANCAN GÜRSUL, Fatma YILMAZ KARADAĞ, Mehmet Umut ÇAYIRÖZ, Yeşim KÜREKÇİ, Ayten KADANALI, Zeynep Şule ÇAKAR, Ümit SAVAŞÇI, İlknur ERDEM, Sabahat ÇAĞAN AKTAŞ
Format: Article
Language:Turkish
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2020-12-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
urinary tract infection
empirical
antibiotherapy
mortality
Online Access:http://mjima.org/text.php?&id=201

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