title: [Prevalence and treatment of bacteriuria in the geriatric population].
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria and its prognostic factors in a geriatric population living in a nursing home. Seventy-eight patients (68 females, 10 males) with a mean age of 82 +/- 6 years (range: 60-94) were studied. Once symptomatic infection is ruled out and the risk factors had been analyzed, a urine culture was performed in all cases. We then identified two different population groups: asymptomatic bacteriuria without risk factors (group A), and asymptomatic bacteriuria with risk factors (group B). Overall prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria was 38.5% (Group A: 23%, group B: 63%; p < 0.001). Considering all patients with bacteriuria, 50% of cases (15 out of 30 patients) had urine incontinence, 40% suffer from severe limitation of movements and 70% had a past history of pregnancy. The same figures for the population with negative urine culture were 12.5%, 14.5%, and 46% respectively (p < 0.01). In group B, 79% of cases had more than one RF, including all patients with the association of urine incontinence, movement limitation and diabetes. In group A, 93% of asymptomatic bacteriuria were due to E. coli with low adhesin expression (27%) whereas in group B, E. coli was isolated in 44% asymptomatic bacteriuria cases, with high adhesin expression (71.5%), other enteric gram-negative bacilli (31%), non-fermentative gram-negative bacilli (19%) and gram-positive cocci (6%). Group A patients were treated with a single dose of ciprofloxacin (500 mg) with elimination of bacteria in urine in 91% of cases (at one week) and 73% of cases (at one month).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Fundación Puigvert, Barcelona.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: del Río
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mestre
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dalet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Prevalencia y tratamiento de la bacteriuria en la población geriátrica.