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Appraising epidemiology data and antimicrobial resistance of urinary tract infections in critically ill adult patients: a 7-year retrospective study in a referral Brazilian hospital.

Vitelhe Ferreira de AlmeidaMaria Clara Bisaio QuiliiciSebastiana Silva SabinoDaiane Silva ResendeIara RossiPaola Amaral de CamposRosineide Marques RibasPaulo Pinto Gontijo-Filho
Published in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2023)
The UTIs incidence was high and was mainly caused by Gram-negative bacteria that were resistant to common antibiotics. We observed increase in the consumption of broad-spectrum antibiotics in ICU correlating with MDR microorganisms. In general, ICU-acquired candiduria may be associated with critical illness and poor prognosis.
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