Table 1 Characteristics of patients
Characteristic | No growth (n = 140) | Growth (n = 123) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | |||
Age (years) | 55.7 [37.2–72.5] | 59.3 [36.5–75.1] | 0.433 |
Gender (female) | 74 (52.9) | 84 (68.3) | 0.011 |
Kidney transplant recipient | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.8) | 0.639 |
Ureteral stent | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 0.348 |
Baseline temperature (°C) | 37 [36.5–37.4] | 37 [36–37.2] | 0.272 |
Urinary symptoms | 43 (30.7) | 61 (49.6) | 0.002 |
Presence of complicate UTI factor | 88 (62.9) | 71 (57.7) | 0.396 |
Immunosuppression | 51 (36.4) | 44 (35.8) | 0.912 |
Diabetes | 10 (7.1) | 7 (5.7) | 0.633 |
Structural or functional abnormality of the UT | 3 (2.1) | 2 (1.6) | 1.00 |
Renal insufficiency | 3 (2.1) | 2 (1.6) | 1.00 |
Catheter prior to presentation | 2 (1.4) | 6 (4.9) | 0.152 |
Diagnosed with UTI | 8 (5.8) | 33 (26.6) | < 0.001 |
Laboratory values | |||
Blood WBC | 8.8 [6.3–13.8] | 9.0 [6.6–11.8] | 0.641 |
Blood WBC > 11,000 cells/mm3 | 58 (41.4) | 40 (32.5) | 0.136 |
C-reactive protein (n = 68) | 69.6 [30.4– 133.8] | 65 [36.4–116.3] | 0.961 |
ESR (n = 39) | 48 [28–84] | 63 [54–94.5] | 0.053 |
PCT (n = 42) | 0.3 [0.1–0.9] | 0.6 [0.3–3.7] | 0.174 |