Group B Streptococcus in the urine in nonpregnant adults: Disease or distraction?

In this large, retrospective cohort study, we used administrative data to evaluate nonpregnant adults with group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteriuria. We found greater all-cause mortality in those with urinary tract infections compared to asymptomatic bacteriuria. Differences in patients’ baseline char...

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Autores principales: Mongilardi, Nicole, Wilson, Brigid M., Bej, Taissa A., Briggs, Janet M., Banks, Richard E., Song, Sunah, Jump, Robin L. P., Perez, Federico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
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Concise Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9726585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36483389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.236
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Sumario:In this large, retrospective cohort study, we used administrative data to evaluate nonpregnant adults with group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteriuria. We found greater all-cause mortality in those with urinary tract infections compared to asymptomatic bacteriuria. Differences in patients’ baseline characteristics and the 1-year mortality rate raise the possibility that provider practices contribute to differences observed.

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