Epidemiology of urinary tract infections: incidence, morbidity, and economic costs.

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Summary

UTI elevates the risk of pyelonephritis, premature delivery, and fetal mortality among pregnant women, and is associated with impaired renal function and end-stage renal disease among pediatric patients, and the estimated annual cost of community-acquired UTI is significant, at approximately $1.6 billion.

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review
Published
2002-07-08
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Keywords

Medicine, Incidence (geometry), Ambulatory, Epidemiology, Urinary system

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