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Antibiotic treatment and intestinal colonization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cancer patients

1989; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 33; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/aac.33.8.1400

1098-6596

Antoine Andremont, Brice Marang, C Tancrède, D Baume, Catherine Hill,

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

To determine whether antibiotic treatment increases the risk of colonization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, we performed a case-control study comparing antibiotic exposure in cancer patients colonized by P. aeruginosa and in noncolonized controls. Of 88 patients, 76 had been exposed to at least one antibiotic, but colonization was not statistically associated with exposure to any specific antibiotic treatment, administered orally or parenterally, alone or in combination.