0.17 ± 0.07 ng/mL in non-catheter UTIs, hinting at a possible trend but not meeting the significance threshold.
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Comparative Assessment of Lower Urinary Tract Infections in Hospitalized Adults from Western Romania: A Retrospective Cohort with Microbiological Analysis.
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Although these differences did not reach statistical significance, the trend is clinically concerning, suggesting that catheters may foster infections by more resistant organisms.
C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were slightly higher in the CAUTI group (50.8 ± 17.2 mg/dL) than in non-catheter patients (45.1 ± 14.6 mg/dL), reaching borderline significance.
Diabetes was borderline significant (OR 1.9), reflecting the elevated morbidity in patients with metabolic dysregulation.