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. 2024 Oct 9;10:e53828. doi: 10.2196/53828

Table 2. Study characteristics: data collection period, patient population, and identified pathogens.

Study Country Period Population Organisms identified
Gram-negative Gram-positive Fungi
Chang et al [30], 2016 South Korea January 2001-December 2010 Hospitalized female patients with COa-APNb defined by presence of fever (≥38.0 °C), pyuria (5‐10 leukocytes per HPFc upon urine microscopic examination), bacteriuria (≥105/ml clean voided urine or ≥104/ml catheterized urine)
  • Escherichia coli

d
Sozen et al [12], 2015 Turkey July 2012-June 2014 Hospitalized patients with positive urine culture <48 hours after admission, without hospitalization or urological surgery during the last month
  • Enterobacter aerogenes

  • Escherichia coli

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Little et al [31], 2009 UK April 2002-May 2003 Female patients aged 17‐70 years recruited from primary care practices with suspected UTIe or a history of dysuria and frequency
  • Not reported

Not reported Not reported
Tabak et al [14], 2018 US January 2013-September 2015 Hospitalized adult patients with urine culture <3 days after admission, with Gram-negative pathogens isolated and tested for carbapenem susceptibility
  • Acinetobacter baumannii

  • Citrobacter freundii

  • Enterobacter aerogenes

  • Enterobacter cloacae

  • Escherichia coli

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae

  • Morganella morganii

  • Proteus mirabilis

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Serratia marcescens

Madrazo et al [32], 2021 Spain January 2016-December 2019 Hospitalized patients aged ≥65 years with CAf-UTI and positive urine culture
  • Acinetobacter baumannii

  • Enterobacter cloacae

  • Escherichia coli

  • Klebsiella oxytoca

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae

  • Proteus mirabilis

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Other Enterobacterales

  • Enterococcus faecalis

  • Enterococcus faecium

  • Enterococcus gallinarum

  • Streptococcus agalactiae

Candida spp
Wozniak et al [34], 2022 Australia January 2012-September 2016 Hospitalized patients with positive urine culture <48 hours after admission with >2 species identified (>105 CFUsg/ml, 103/ml for cystitis, 104/ml for pyelonephritis)
  • Escherichia coli

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Enterococcus faecium

  • Staphylococcus aureus

Zilberberg et al [41], 2017 US 2009-2013 Hospitalized adult patients aged ≥18 years with CO-UTI defined by ICD-9h code, positive urine culture, and antibiotic treatment beginning <48 hours after admission and continuing for at least 3 consecutive days or until discharge
  • Citrobacter freundii

  • Escherichia coli

  • Enterobacter aerogenes

  • Enterobacter cloacae

  • Klebsiella oxytoca

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae

  • Morganella morganii

  • Serratia marcescens

  • Proteus mirabilis

  • Proteus spp

  • Providencia spp

Mark et al [33], 2021 US January 2017-June 2019 Hospitalized patients aged ≥18 years with febrile UTI defined by fever, ICD-10i code of UTI, pyelonephritis, or sepsis, urine culture (EKP species >100,000 CFUs/ml)
  • Escherichia coli

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae

  • Proteus mirabilis

Kim et al [36], 2013 South Korea March 2010-February 2011 Hospitalized patients admitting emergency department or outpatient clinic from the community with CA-APN defined by pyuria (≥5‐9 WBCj/HPF), fever (≥37.8 °C), and positive urine culture collected at the time of admission
  • Acinetobacter baumannii

  • Citrobacter spp

  • Enterobacter spp

  • Escherichia coli

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae

  • Proteus spp

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Enterococcus spp

  • Staphylococcus aureus

François et al [37], 2016 France January 2012-February 2013 Female patients aged >18 years recruited from GPsk with UTI symptoms and followed up for 8 weeks
  • Escherichia coli

Cheong et al [35], 2022 Korea January 2018-December 2019 Hospitalized patients aged ≥19 years with ICD-10 code of CA-APN <48 hours after admission, defined by fever (≥37.8 °C), pyuria (≥4‐9 WBC/HPF), positive urine or blood culture, and symptoms or signs relevant to APN
  • Citrobacter spp

  • Enterobacter spp

  • Escherichia coli

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae

  • Proteus spp

MacVane et al [38], 2013 US September 2011-August 2012 Hospitalized patients aged ≥18 years with UTI present ≤48 hours after admission defined by positive urine culture (≥10,000 CFUs)
  • Escherichia coli

  • Klebsiella spp

Esteve-Palau et al [13], 2015 Spain August 2010-July 2013 Hospitalized patients aged ≥18 years with symptomatic CA- or CO-HAl-UTI ≤48 hours after admission including cystitis, pyelonephritis, acute prostatitis, and urosepsis, defined by increases in urinary frequency, urgency, dysuria, or suprapubic tenderness, a positive urine culture of Escherichia coli (>105 CFUs/ml)
  • Escherichia coli

Rozenkiewicz et al [40], 2021 Spain January 2011-January 2016 Hospitalized patients aged ≥18 years with symptomatic CA-UTI (identified ≤48 hours after admission and not AHAm) including cystitis, pyelonephritis, acute prostatitis, urinary sepsis, and confusion state associated with UTI, defined by fever (>38 °C), urinary urgency, polyuria, dysuria or suprapubic pain, a positive urine culture (>105 CFUs/ml)
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae

Cardwell et al [39], 2016 US July 2013-September 2013 Hospitalized patients aged ≥18 years with fever, chills, rigors, nausea, or vomiting; hematuria; altered mental status; suprapubic or flank pain; costovertebral angle tenderness; urinary frequency, urgency, or dysuria; and treatment for UTI ≤24 hours after admission
  • Citrobacter spp

  • Enterobacter spp

  • Escherichia coli

  • Klebsiella spp

  • Morganella spp

  • Proteus spp

  • Providencia spp

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Serratia spp

  • Enterococcus spp

a

CO: community-onset.

b

APN: acute pyelonephritis.

c

HPF: high-power field.

d

Not applicable.

e

UTI: urinary tract infection.

f

CA: community-acquired.

g

CFU: colony-forming unit.

h

ICD-9: International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.

i

ICD-10: International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision.

j

WBC: white blood cell.

k

GP: general practice.

l

HA: hospital-acquired.

m

AHA: ambulatory health care associated.