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Table 1 Risk factors for urinary tract infection in a cohort of 75 adults treated with oral fosfomycin

From: Oral fosfomycin for treatment of urinary tract infection: a retrospective cohort study

Risk factor

Number of cases (% of all individuals treated)

GU tract pathology (stones, cancer of prostate/bladder/kidneys, urethral disease, self catheterisation)

25 (33.3)

Renal transplant

12 (16.0)

Systemic disease (non-renal tract malignancy, steroids, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, GI tract disease)

12 (16.0)

Pregnant

3 (4.0)

No documented risk factor(s) a

23 (30.7)

TOTAL

75

  1. a No cases of recent urological intervention or patients with indwelling urethral catheters were identified on the basis of retrospective review of electronic records