title: Adverse outcomes in nursing home residents with increased episodes of observed bacteriuria.
abstract: We examined the association between an increase in episodes of observed bacteriuria and adverse clinical outcomes among nursing home residents without catheters. Although bacteriuria was not associated with hospitalization for urinary tract infection (UTI) or change in mental status, it was associated with use of antibiotics to treat UTI and with isolation of multidrug-resistant gram-negative rods from urine specimens, which suggested a causal relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sections of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
authors.forename: Rituparna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Towle
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Van Ness
authors.forename: Manisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juthani-Mehta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003237:Connecticut / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D009735:Nursing Homes; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents