TABLE 6.
Complications and outcomes for patients with APNb
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA-APN (n = 503) | HCA-APN (n = 104) | ||
| No. (%) of patients admitted to hospital for <48 h | 52.3 | 80.8 | <0.0001 |
| Median (IQR) hospital stay (days) | 5 (4–7) | 8 (6–12.75) | <0.0001 |
| No. (%) of patients with the following septic complications: | |||
| Focal pyelonephritis | 52 (22.7) | 3 (4.2) | 0.006 |
| Renal abscess | 6 (2.7) | 1 (2) | 1 |
| Septic shock | 19 (7.4) | 3 (4.2) | 0.432 |
| ICU admission | 12 (4.7) | 2 (2.9) | 0.742 |
| No. (%) of patients who died in hospital | 5 (1) | 9 (9.4) | <0.0001 |
| No. (%) of patients with relapsesa | 36 (8.5) | 11 (14.7) | <0.013 |
a
A UTI caused by the same microorganism during the next 2 months of follow-up.
b
Abbreviations: CA-APN, community-acquired acute pyelonephritis; HCA-APN, health care-associated acute pyelonephritis; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range.