title: Patterns of ciprofloxacin-resistant gram-negative bacteria colonization in nursing home residents.
abstract: We evaluated the prevalence of colonization with all gram-negative bacilli (GNB) and with ciprofloxacin-resistant GNB among nursing home residents with and without indwelling devices. We found that device presence increases the risk of colonization with all GNB and with ciprofloxacin-resistant GNB. Colonization with ciprofloxacin-resistant GNB increases with decreasing functional status.
authors: Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors: Parimala
authors: P
authors: Dommeti
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Wang
authors: Erika L
authors: EL
authors: Flannery
authors: Kathleen
authors: K
authors: Symons
authors: Lona
authors: L
authors: Mody
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D009735:Nursing Homes
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin