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Identify key predisposing clinical factors associated with the development of hospital-acquired candiduria.

October 1, 1978The Journal of Urology

Hospital-associated Candiduria: Predisposing Factors and Review of The Literature

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BHBruce H. HamoryUniversity of Toledo Medical Center RWRichard P. WenzeltUniversity of Virginia

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Case-control analysis finds prolonged catheterization and antibiotic exposure elevate candiduria risk in hospitalized patients, highlighting key targets for infection control.

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Identify key predisposing clinical factors associated with the development of hospital-acquired candiduria.
Identified 98 hospital-acquired candiduria cases through continuous nosocomial infection surveillance.
Conducted a case-matched control comparison evaluating 20 infected patients against uninfected controls alongside clinical chart reviews.
Infected patients had significantly longer durations of Foley catheterization compared to controls (12 versus 6 days).
Duration of multi-antibiotic therapy was significantly extended in cases compared to controls (16 versus 7 days).
Total length of hospital stay was significantly prolonged in the candiduria cohort despite catheterization and antibiotic indications being medically appropriate.

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Hamory et al. (1978) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8b0ff195f0361a9ebeaed5 https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)57223-7

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Case-control analysis finds prolonged catheterization and antibiotic exposure elevate candiduria risk in hospitalized patients, highlighting key targets for infection control.

Hospital-associated Candiduria: Predisposing Factors and Review of The Literature

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Hospital-associated Candiduria: Predisposing Factors and Review of The Literature

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