Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria isolated from urine samples obtained from nursing home residents.
In our study of nursing home residents with clinically suspected urinary tract infection who did not require the use of an indwelling catheter, we identified bacteria isolated from urine samples, the resistance patterns of these isolated bacteria, and the antibiotic therapy prescribed to the residents. Escherichia coli, the predominant organism isolated, frequently was resistant to commonly prescribed oral antibiotics. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole remains the best empiric antimicrobial therapy for a urinary tract infection, but nitrofurantoin should be considered if E. coli is identified.
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
Rituparna
R
Das
Eleanor
E
Perrelli
Virginia
V
Towle
Peter H
PH
Van Ness
Manisha
M
Juthani-Mehta
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009582:Nitrofurantoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D009582:Nitrofurantoin