Author(s): YE Heng-zhi, CHENG Feng-tao
Pages: 441-443
Year: 2013 Issue:  3
Journal: Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Infectious Diseases (Electronic Version)
Keyword:  Urinary tract infections; Clinical characteristics; Risk factors;
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical characteristic and related risk factors of urinary tract infections in elder patients, and to discuss corresponding intervention countermeasures. Methods Total of 87 elder inpatients with urinary tract infections from Januray 2010 to December 2012 were analyzed, retrospectively. Results The urinary frequency, pain, hematuria and voiding dysfunction were the main clinical performance of the 87 patients, and the highest incidences were in winter and summer, with the incidence of patients aged 60 years or older as 83.91%(73/87), which was higher than that of patients with diabetes, cerebral vascular diseases as 78.16%(68/87), and patients undergoing invasive treatment as 67.81%(59/87). Conlusions Elderly, underlying diseases and invasive treatment were main risk factors to urinary tract infections, which should cause great attention.