Weekend Diagnosis of Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Does Not Predict Poor Outcomes

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• Alternative Title:
  Epidemiol Infect
• Personal Author:
  ECHAIZ, J. F. ; HENDERSON, J. P. ; WARREN, D. K. ; MARSCHALL, J.
• Description:
  It has been suggested that mortality is higher in patients admitted to hospitals during the weekend. The objective of this study was to compare outcomes in patients with E. coli urinary tract infection (UTI) depending on the hospital admission day. For this purpose, a secondary analysis of data from a prospective cohort of patients with E. coli UTI was conducted. Weekend diagnosis of UTI was not associated with higher mortality. However, mortality was associated with sepsis, sepsis-induced hypotension and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Sepsis-induced hypotension and ICU admission were independent determinants of mortality. The results indicate that indicators of severity of illness are associated with higher mortality in patients with UTI rather than the time of diagnosis.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Article Bacteremia Escherichia Coli Escherichia Coli Infections Humans Intensive Care Units Middle Aged Missouri Multivariate Analysis Patient Admission Prognosis Prospective Studies Time Factors Urinary Tract Infections Young Adult

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• Source:
  Epidemiol Infect. 142(7):1422-1424.
• Pubmed ID:
  24059687
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4684268
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  5K12HD001459-13/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; CU54 CK 000162/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States ; KL2 RR024994/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States ; KL2RR024994/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  142
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bdb23dd3fb6ff3f1bafe2fea7b8eebdeabbde92e17e947ea6aab0c27048719a7
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/36921/cdc_36921_DS1.pdf
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