TABLE 1.
Demographic features in treatment episodes
| Features | n = 156(%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) (min‐max) | 63.0 ± 14.8 (19‐89) |
| Male sex | 82 (52.5) |
| Upper UTIs | 76 (48.7) |
| Hypertension | 79 (50.6) |
| Malignancy a | 52 (33.4) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 46 (29.5) |
| Immunosuppressive therapy | 33(21.2) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 43 (27.6) |
| Urologic catheter b | 45 (28.8) |
| Nephrolithiasis | 33 (21.2) |
| Benign prostate hypertrophy | 24 (15.4) |
| Neurogenic bladder | 17 (10.9) |
| Organ transplantation | 9 (5.7) |
| Hospitalization for UTIs in 6 months | 51 (32.7) |
| Invasive urologic procedure in 3 months | 51 (32.7) |
| Previous oral antibiotic use in 3 months | 105 (77.2) |
Abbreviation: UTIs, Urinary tract infections.
a
Malignancy: urological cancers (31), solid organ (19) and hematologic (3).
b
Urologic catheter; double j stent (19), nephrostomy (17), urostomy (6), cystostomy (3).