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Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolated from Urine Samples Obtained from Nursing Home Residents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Rituparna Das ,
Eleanor Perrelli ,
Virginia Towle ,
Peter H. Van Ness  and
Manisha Juthani-Mehta
Rituparna Das
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Eleanor Perrelli
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Virginia Towle
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Peter H. Van Ness
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Manisha Juthani-Mehta*
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
*
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, PO Box 208022, New Haven, CT 06520 ([email protected])
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Abstract

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.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 11 , November 2009 , pp. 1116 - 1119
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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