Table 1 Demographic parameters of patients with a positive urine culture
All (n = 137) | ||
|---|---|---|
n | Percentage | |
Age | ||
Mean | 72.1 | (18.2) |
< 65 years | 30 | (21.9) |
65–80 years | 55 | (40.1) |
> 80 years | 52 | (38.0) |
Gender | ||
female | 80 | (58.4) |
Nursing home | ||
yes | 27 | (19.7) |
Hospitalization within 30 days | ||
yes | 33 | (24.1) |
Antibiotic treatment within 30 days | ||
yes | 20 | (14.6) |
Recent UTI | ||
yes | 30 | (21.9) |
Diabetes | ||
yes | 47 | (34.3) |
Renal transplantation | ||
yes | 4 | (2.9) |
Indwelling urinary catheter | ||
yes | 22 | (16.1) |
Hemodialysis | ||
yes | 4 | (2.9) |
Exsiccosis | ||
yes | 40 | (29.2) |
Fever | ||
yes | 50 | (36.5) |
leucocyte count | ||
> 12 /nl | 56 | (40.9) |
GFR (from serum creatinine) | ||
< 15 ml/min | 5 | (3.7) |
< 60 ml/min | 79 | (57.7) |
C-reactive protein | ||
> 100 mg/l | 64 | (46.7) |