Research Article

The Clinical Significance of High Antimicrobial Resistance in Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections

Table 1

Clinical and demographic variables of 296 patients with community-acquired urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria.

VariableMean ± SD or n (%)

Age54 ± 19
Feminine gender262 (89)
Menopause130 (44)
Pregnant13 (4)
Multiparous (≥2 births)128 (43)
Previous UTIs (≥1)83 (28)

Signs and symptomsn (%)
Pollakiuria228 (77)
Change in urine color187 (63)
Dysuria181 (61)
Urinary urgency170 (57)
Suprapubic pain143 (48)
Hematuria48 (16)
Fever47 (16)
General malaise22 (7)

Comorbiditiesn (%)
Hypertension66 (22)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus25 (8)
Hypothyroidism23 (8)