Clinical Infectious Diseases: Open Access

Department of Internal Medicine, Departmental and Teaching Hospital of Borgou-Alibori, Parakou, Benin

Publications

• Research Article   
  Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Adults Hospitalized at Departmental and Teaching Hospital of Borgou-Alibori: Retrospective Analysis from 2013 to 2022
  Author(s): Attinsounon Cossi Angelo*, Fiogbé Sedami Eudoxie, Dovonou Comlan Albert, Alassani Adébayo, Saké Khadidjath, Adé Sènan Serge and Adoukonou Thierry
  
  Introduction: Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are community-acquired infections frequently encountered in hospitals. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of urinary tract infections among hospitalized patients in the internal medicine department of DTH-BA. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that systematically included all patients hospitalized for urinary tract infection from January 1st, 2013 to December 31, 2022. Data on diagnosis, treatment and outcome were collected from patient’s medical records. A team of experts (infectiologist and microbiologist) assessed the quality of antibiotic therapy (justification, relevance of choice, appropriateness). This study was approved by the local biomedical research ethics committee of the U.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2684-4559.2023.7.236

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