How Many Urinary Tract Infections Per Year

Abulhasan et al. conducted a six-year prospective analysis of neurologic and neurosurgical ICU patients and found that they had documented CAUTIs at a rate of 3 to 5.3 infections per 1000 urinary catheter-days . Klevens et al. estimated that approximately 13,000 deaths could be attributed to catheter-associated UTIs yearly [2,7,9]. Most Australians will have experienced at least one urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime.

But many don't know that this common condition has deadly risks if left untreated. Urinary tract infection