Antibiotic resistance patterns of bacteria causing urinary tract infections in the elderly living in nursing homes versus the elderly living at home: an observational study

• Published in: BMC geriatrics Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 98
• Main Authors: Fagan, Mark, Lindbæk, Morten, Grude, Nils, Reiso, Harald, Romøren, Maria, Skaare, Dagfinn, Berild, Dag
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 04.08.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis; Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary - classification; Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary - pharmacology; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Care and treatment; Catheters; Ciprofloxacin; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drug resistance; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Drug therapy; E coli; Emergency medical care; Escherichia coli - drug effects; Escherichia coli Infections - diagnosis; Escherichia coli Infections - drug therapy; Escherichia coli Infections - epidemiology; Female; Gender; Geriatrics; Health aspects; Homes for the Aged - statistics & numerical data; Hospitalization; Humans; Independent Living - statistics & numerical data; Male; Males; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Norway - epidemiology; Nursing home patients; Nursing homes; Nursing Homes - statistics & numerical data; Observational studies; Patients; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Proteus Infections - diagnosis; Proteus Infections - drug therapy; Proteus Infections - epidemiology; Proteus mirabilis - drug effects; Sex Factors; Statistical analysis; Urinalysis - methods; Urinary tract diseases; Urinary tract infections; Urinary Tract Infections - diagnosis; Urinary Tract Infections - drug therapy; Urinary Tract Infections - epidemiology; Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology; Urine; Urogenital system; Visiting nurses; Norway; Sweden

Antibiotic resistance is a problem in nursing homes. Presumed urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common infection. This study examines urine culture results from elderly patients to see if specific guidelines based on gender or whether the patient resides in a nursing home (NH) are warrante...