Urinary tract infections in patients with renal insufficiency and dialysis - epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Abstract: Epidemiological studies show an increasing number of patients worldwide suffering from chronic kidney diseases (CKD), which are associated with a risk for progression to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). CKD patients stage 2-5, patients with regular chronic dialysis treatment (hemo- or peritoneal dialysis), and patients suffering from kidney allograft dysfunction are at high risk to develop infections, e.g. urinary tract infections (UTI) and/or sepsis (urosepsis). These groups show metabolic disturbance, chronic inflammation, and impaired immunocompetence. Escherichia coli is still the most common pathogen in UTI. A wide variety of other pathogens may be involved in UTI. Urological interventions, catheterization, as well as repeated courses of antibiotics contribute to an increased challenge of antimicrobial resistance. The diagnosis of UTI in CKD is based on standard clinical and laboratory criteria. Pyuria (>=10 leucocytes/µl) is more often observed in patients with oligoanuria ...

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Urinary tract infections in patients with renal insufficiency and dialysis - epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment ; volume:9 ; day:21 ; month:12 ; year:2021
GMS infectious diseases ; 9 (21.12.2021)

Classification
Medizin, Gesundheit

Creator
Scherberich, Jürgen E.
Fünfstück, Reinhard
Naber, Kurt G.

DOI
10.3205/id000076
URN
urn:nbn:de:0183-id0000761
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Scherberich, Jürgen E.
  • Fünfstück, Reinhard
  • Naber, Kurt G.

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