Demography and burden of care associated with patients readmitted for urinary tract infection

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 517-524

  MacVane, Shawn H ^a   Tuttle, Lindsay O ^b   Nicolau, David P ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Economics; Readmission; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VERY ELDERLY; ECONOMICS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84943585403     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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