A microbiologic survey of long term care urinary catheters.
Culture and sensitivity data were collected on over 500 isolates from indwelling urinary catheters in 23 Nebraska long-term care facilities. Four percent of all nursing home patients had indwelling urinary catheters. The prevalence of bacteriuria in catheterized patients was 79%., and the most frequent isolates were E. coli, Proteus mirabilis, and Enterococcus species. Thirteen percent of catheterized patients were receiving systemic antibiotics, and 85% had at least one urinary bacterial isolate resistant to the antibiotic being administered. Antibiotic resistance correlated positively with a number of factors in the long-term care institutions, including size and skill level.
University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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Daly
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Smith
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Rusnak
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Woods
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009329:Nebraska / Q000453:epidemiology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents