title: Escherichia coli: epidemiology and analysis of risk factors for infections caused by resistant strains.
abstract: This study analyzes the epidemiology of hospital and community-acquired infections caused by Escherichia coli. The antimicrobial resistance pattern was used to characterize the isolates, and a prospective observational study was performed to assess the relationship between antimicrobial use and bacterial resistance. The study was conducted during a 3-month period in a 1,200-bed tertiary care hospital in Nantes, France. An E. coli infection was diagnosed in 3.8% of the patients (507 of 13,384) admitted to the hospital between 1 January and 31 March 1996. Of the 507 isolates, 205 (40.4%) were resistant to at least one antimicrobial; 40% were resistant to amoxicillin, 30% to amoxicillin/clavulanate, 38% to ticarcillin, and 16% to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, while resistance to other antimicrobials was low. Prior receipt of antimicrobial and/or immunosuppressive therapy was significantly associated with infection caused by a resistant organism.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Institut de Biologie des hôpitaux de Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, France. interepi@chu-nantes.fr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lepelletier
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Caroff
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reynaud
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Richet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents