Open AccessCharacteristics and epidemiological changes for patients with urinary tract infection in the emergency department
Author(s) -
Gálvez San Román Jl,
Jiménez Hidalgo C,
Portillo Cano,
García Sánchez Mo,
Navarro Bustos C,
Agustín Julián-Jiménez,
Martínez Ortiz de Zárate M,
González del Castillo J
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
anales del sistema sanitario de navarra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.175
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2340-3527
pISSN - 1137-6627
DOI - 10.4321/s1137-6627/2016000100005
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , epidemiology , urinary system , sepsis , diabetes mellitus , comorbidity , disease , pediatrics , psychiatry , endocrinology
The aim of this paper is to determine both the prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI) in the emergency department (ED) and the most relevant epidemiological changes in the last decade, as well as the profile and management of these patients.