title: Colonization of resistant faecal aerobic gram-negative bacilli among geriatric patients in hospital and the community.
abstract: Among the elderly most infections are caused by organisms of faecal origin. The study of the resistance of such Gram-negative bacilli should therefore be a priority. In this study, we determine the occurrence of resistance to five antimicrobials commonly used in geriatric outpatient care, and compare it with long-term and short-term hospitalized geriatric patients treated and not treated with antimicrobials.
authors.affiliation: Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leistevuo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osterblad
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toivonen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kahra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lehtonen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huovinen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013449:Sulfonamides