title: [Characteristics of uropathogens in outpatient catheter-associated urinary tract infections].
abstract: During the two years period the prevalence of uropathogens responsible for catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in outpatients was investigated including their differences in antimicrobial susceptibility according to the age and gender. Indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) constitutes 0.3% of all processed urine samples. Significant bacteriuria was found in 92.5% of IUC, and polimicrobial ethiology in 63.2%. The most CAUTI (79.3%) was found in elderly male patients (> 65 years). The most frequently isolated uropathogens were Esherichia coli and other Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and enterococci. The very high resistance of all Enterobacteriaceae to beta-lactams, fluoroquinolones, and co-trimoxazole was observed with significantly much higher fluoroquinolone (p < 0.01) and co-trimoxazole (p < 0.05) resistance in elderly male patients as compared with younger ones.
authors.affiliation: Sluzba za mikrobiologiju, Zavod za javno zdravstvo "Dr. Andrija Stampar", Mirogojska 16, 10 000 Zagreb, Hrvatska. jasna.knezevic@stampar.hr
authors.forename: Jasna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knezević
authors.forename: Neda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jarza-Davila
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anusić
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mlinarić-Dzepina
authors.forename: Jasmina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vranes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010045:Outpatients; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*