Engelsk titel: Urinary tract infection in primary health care in Northern Sweden
Författare:
Ferry, Sven
;
Burman, Lars G.
;
Mattsson, Bengt
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 23
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 11801
Sammanfattning
During a 12-month study at the primary health care (PHC) centre in Vännäs (population 8 000) 632 encounters by 265 individuals because of suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) or control after treatment resulted in 279 episodes of bacteriuria in 185 patients. 9 % of the episodes concerned patients with indwelling catheter or incontinence requiring other aids. Symptoms of lower and higher UTI were recorded in 56 and 12 %, respectively, whereas 1/3 of the episodes were associated with vague or no symptoms and discovered mainly at planned treatment controls. The annual incidence of bacteriuria recorded increased from 0.5 % in the first decade of life to more than 10 % in the age group 90-100 years.