Clinical and microbiological characteristics of female patients with acute pyelonephritis who experienced urinary tract infections within the previous year

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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to examine the clinical and microbiological characteristics of female patients with recurrent acute pyelonephritis (APN).

METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in South Korea from July 2019 to December 2021. All female patients aged ≥ 19 years who were diagnosed with community-acquired APN on admission were enrolled. The recurrent group included patients with APN who experienced urinary tract infections within the previous year. The clinical characteristics, types of causative organisms, major antibiotic resistance, and molecular characteristics of Escherichia coli strains were compared between the recurrent and non-recurrent groups.

RESULTS: A total of 285 patients with APN were analyzed, including 41 (14.4%) in the recurrent group. Compared to the non-recurrent group, the recurrent group had a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index (1.8 ± 2.1 vs. 1.1 ± 1.5; P = 0.01) and a higher proportion of bladder abnormalities, such as neurogenic bladder (12.2% vs. 2.0%; P = 0.001) and urinary catheterization (12.2% vs. 1.6%; P < 0.001). Escherichia coli was the most common causative organism in both groups. The proportion of Klebsiella pneumoniae (17.1% vs. 4.7%; P = 0.007) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (5.7% vs. 0.5%; P = 0.014) as a causative organism was higher in the recurrent group. Regarding the microbiological characteristics of Escherichia coli, there were no significant differences in the proportion of antibiotic resistance, phylogenetic groups, resistance genes, and virulence factors between the two groups. Multivariable analysis showed that neurogenic bladder and a history of admission or antibiotic use during 1 year prior to inclusion were significantly associated with recurrent APN.

CONCLUSIONS: The proportion of causative organisms except Escherichia coli was higher in the recurrent group than in the non-recurrent group. Neurogenic bladder and a history of admission or antibiotic use during 1 year prior to inclusion were risk factors for recurrent APN.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Journal of infection and public health - 17(2024), 2 vom: 23. Jan., Seite 349-358

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yoon, Choseok [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jeoungyeon [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Wooyoung [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Ji Won [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jinnam [VerfasserIn]
Pai, Hyunjoo [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Yangsoon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Bongyoung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute pyelonephritis
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Escherichia coli
Journal Article
Recurrent
South Korea
Urinary tract infection

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Date Completed 23.01.2024

Date Revised 23.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jiph.2023.12.011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366895567