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Meta-Analysis of Urinary Tract Infections among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Shakeel Ahmad, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Fiza Ayub, Naeem Mubarak, Adil Mohammed Khaliel, Ahlam A. S. Elhanish, Ahmed Telb, Farah Nofal Alnafoosi et al.

Bulletin of pioneering researches of medical and clinical science, 2022

55,799 participants · 8 citations

Abstract

This review aimed to estimate the incidence of UTIs among CKD patients with an emphasis on the incidence rate and antibiotic resistance profile of uropathogens. A systematic literature search was performed in nine electronic databases. The period of the search was from 1st January 2000 until 31st January 2020. Quality assessment and meta-analysis were performed. N=75 articles that met the inclusion criteria for this systematic review were identified after screening n=55,799 articles. Overall ana

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