Trends in urinary tract infection hospitalization in older adults in Spain from 2000-2015.
Jesús Redondo-SánchezIsabel Del Cura-GonzálezLaura Díez-IzquierdoRicardo Rodríguez-BarrientosFrancisco Rodríguez-CabreraElena Polentinos-CastroMiguel López-MiguelLucas Marina-OnoLaura Llamosas-FalcónÁngel Gil-de MiguelPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The urinary infection-related hospitalization rate in Spain doubled during the period 2000-2015. The highest hospitalization rates occurred in men, in the ≥85 years old age group, and in non-specified UTIs. There were increases in all types of urinary tract infection, with non-specified UTIs having the greatest growth. Understanding these changing trends can be useful for health planning.