Transcription of Urinary Tract Infections - ACCP
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7 PSAP 2018 BOOK 1 Infectious DiseasesUrinary Tract InfectionsIntroductIonAccording to the CDC, UTIs are the most common bacterial infection requiring medical care, resulting in million ambulatory care visits in 2007, 23% of which occurred in the ED (CDC 2011). Over million patients in the United States visited the ED for the treatment of UTIs between 2006 and 2009 and million patients ( ) were admit-ted to acute care hospitals (Sammon 2014). The economic burden of using the ED for the treatment of UTIs is estimated at $2 billion annu-ally. In addition, UTIs rank as the No. 1 infection that leads to an anti-biotic prescription after a physician s visit (Abbo 2014).
CA-UTI = catheter-associated urinary tract infection; UTI = urinary tract infection. Information from: Sobel JD, Kaye D. Urinary tract infections. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders, 2014:886-913. 01_1_Lee.indd 9 22/12/17 5:15 PM
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