Table 2.

Prevalence of UTI and urinary pathogens

		Wales N= 199		England N= 218		Spain N= 182		Netherlands N= 133		Overall

		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
No UTI confirmed	Mixed growth (≥2 organisms)	103	51.8	118	54.1	9	4.9	37	29.1	267	36.8
	Single organism growth at <10⁵	34	17.1	37	17.0	26	14.3	2	1.6	99	13.6
	No growth	14	7.0	10	4.6	34	18.7	7	5.5	65	9.0
	Unclear organism names (mixed growth)	0	0.0	0	0.0	36	19.8	0	0.0	36	5.0
	Total	151	75.9	165	75.7	105	57.7	46	36.2	467	64.3

UTI confirmed	Pure culture at ≥10⁵	34	17.1	38	17.4	77	42.3	81	63.8	230	31.7
	Predominant culture at ≥105	14	7.0	15	6.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	29	4.0
	Total	48	24.1	53	24.3	77	42.3	81	63.8	259	35.7

Urinary pathogen identification^a	Enterobacteriaceae	44	91.7	48	90.6	66	85.7	72	88.9	230	88.8
	Coagulase negative staphylococci (S. saprophyticus)	2	4.2	1	1.9	9	11.7	3	3.7	15	5.8
	Other pathogens	2	4.2	4	7.5	2	2.6	6	7.4	14	5.4
	Total	48	100.0	53	100.0	77	100.0	81	100.0	259	100.0

↵a Based on those who have a microbiologically confirmed UTI (as per primary definition of UTI in this study). UTI = urinary tract infection.