Publications by authors named "E Raphael"
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- Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common bacterial infections, primarily caused by uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), and are increasingly complicated by antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
- A study conducted in a San Francisco healthcare system from 2014-2019 found a high incidence of repeat UTIs among adults, particularly noting risk factors like male gender, diabetes, and previous UTIs.
- The research highlights the importance of understanding UTI recurrence and AMR trends to improve management strategies for preventing these infections.
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- Delirium is a serious mental condition often found in hospitalized older adults and is difficult to predict; this study examines how electronic health records (EHR) can help identify risk factors.
- Researchers analyzed data from 7,492 UCSF patients with inpatient delirium and found significant links between delirium and various health conditions, including sex-specific factors like dementia and infections.
- The study indicates that a diagnosis of inpatient delirium increases mortality risk and highlights the potential of EHR to enhance predictions of delirium development based on prior health issues and the importance of considering sex differences.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Delirium is a heterogeneous and detrimental mental condition often seen in older, hospitalized patients and is currently hard to predict. In this study, we leverage large-scale, real- world data using the electronic health records (EHR) to identify two cohorts comprised of 7,492 UCSF patients and 19,417 UC health system patients (excluding UCSF patients) with an inpatient delirium diagnosis and the same number of propensity score-matched control patients without delirium. We found significant associations between comorbidities or laboratory test values and an inpatient delirium diagnosis which were validated independently.
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