Gender and Age-Dependent Etiology of Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most frequent community-acquired infections worldwide. Escherichia coli is the most common UTI pathogen although underlying host factors such as patients’ age and gender may influence prevalence of causative agents. In this study, 61 273 consecutive urin...

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Main Authors: Enrico Magliano, Vittorio Grazioli, Loredana Deflorio, Antonia Isabella Leuci, Roberto Mattina, Paolo Romano, Clementina Elvezia Cocuzza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/349597