Clinical analysis of urologic patients with urinary tract infection

WANG Rui-zhong

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-3806.2015.02.18

Abstract：Objective To explore the clinical characteristics and risk factors of urologic patients with urinary tract infection and to provide a theoretical basis for prevention and control of urinary tract infection.Methods The clinical data of 416 urologic patients with urinary tract infection treated in people′s hospital of Lingshan county from March 2011 to March 2013 were analyzed retrospectively.Furthermore, the clinical data of the above patients and 398 urologic patients without urinary tract infection at the same period were compared, and the differences in applica-tion of preventive antibiotics, indwelling urinary catheter, length of hospital stay and other aspects between the two groups were analyzed and compared.Results There was no significant difference in the number of patients with in-dwelling urinary catheter between the two groups(P>0.05).The average time of urinary catheter indwelling in the urinary tract infection group was significantly longer than that of the non-urinary tract infection group, and the differ-ence had statistical significance( P<0.01 ) .The application rate of prophylactic drugs in the urinary tract infection group was significantly lower than that of the non-urinary tract infection group, and the difference had statistical sig-nificance( P<0.01) .The length of hospital stay in the urinary tract infection group was significantly longer than that of the non-urinary tract infection group, and the difference had statistical significance( P<0.01) .Four patients died in the urinary tract infection group, and the mortality rate was 0.96%.In contrast, 2 patients died in the non-urinary tract infection group, and the mortality rate was 0.50%.There was no significant difference in the mortality rates be-tween the two groups( P>0.05) .Conclusion Major dangerous sources of occurrence of urinary tract infection in u-rologic patients mainly include indwelling urinary catheter, application of preventive antibiotics, length of hospital stay and other aspects.Targeted prevention measures can be employed to improve the life quality of the patients.