Prevalence of hospital-acquired urinary tract infections in urology departments.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of our study was to register the prevalence of nosocomial urinary tract infections (NAUTIs) in urology sections in Europe and Asia.


METHODS
A total of 6033 hospitalised patients in 194 different urology departments were screened in two Internet-based studies. Detailed reports on 727 patients with NAUTI were provided.


RESULTS
The prevalence of NAUTI was 10% in the Pan European Prevalence (PEP) study, 14% in the Pan EuroAsian Prevalence (PEAP) study, and 11% in the combined analysis. The largest group was asymptomatic bacteriuria (29%) followed by cystitis (26%), pyelonephritis (21%), and urosepsis (12%). There were significant differences between regions and types of hospitals.


CONCLUSIONS
NAUTI is a large problem for urologic patients and causes huge extra costs for hospitals.
Bjerklund Johansen
Truls E
TE
Urology Department, Telemark Hospital, Porsgrunn, Norway. tebj@sthf.no
Cek
Mete
M
Naber
Kurt
K
Stratchounski
Leonid
L
Svendsen
Martin V
MV
Tenke
Peter
P
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001208:Asia; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014573:Urology Department, Hospital