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Fluoroquinolone and Third-Generation-Cephalosporin Resistance among Hospitalized Patients with Urinary Tract Infections Due to Escherichia coli: Do Rates Vary by Hospital Characteristics and Geographic Region?

2016; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 60; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/aac.02505-15

ISSN

1098-6596

Autores

Monique R. Bidell, Melissa Palchak, John Mohr, Thomas P. Lodise,

Tópico(s)

Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies

Resumo

This analysis of nearly 10,000 hospital-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) episodes due to Escherichia coli showed that fluoroquinolone and third-generation-cephalosporin resistance rates were 34.5% and 8.6%, respectively; the rate of concurrent resistance to both agents was 7.3%. Fluoroquinolone resistance rates exceeded 25% regardless of geographic location or hospital characteristics. The findings suggest that fluoroquinolones should be reserved and third-generation cephalosporins be used with caution as empirical agents for hospitalized patients with UTIs due to E. coli.

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