title: Analysing risk factors for urinary tract infection based on automated monitoring of hospital-acquired infection.
abstract: Urinary tract infections account for as much as one-third of all nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was to examine previously reported characteristics of patients with hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (HA-UTI) using an automated infection monitoring system (Hospital-Acquired Infection Registry: HAIR). A matched case-control study was conducted to investigate the association of risk factors with HA-UTI. Patients with HA-UTI more frequently had indwelling urinary catheters or a disease in the genitourinary or nervous system than the controls. Automated hospital-acquired infection monitoring enables documentation of key risk factors to better evaluate infection control interventions in general or for selected groups of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark; Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. Electronic address: jacobredder@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Redder
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Leth
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark; Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Møller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D060737:Reproductive Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Automated monitoring; Hospital-acquired infection; Risk factors; Urinary tract infection