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Risk factors for nursing- and healthcare-associated urinary tract infection.
Geriatrics & Gerontology International 2018 August
AIM: In concordance with population aging, the number of patients living in long-term care facilities or who require nursing care has been increasing in Japan. However, little is known about the characteristics of urinary tract infection in these patients. The present study aimed to clarify the background or risk factors for multidrug-resistant urinary tract infection in this patient population.
METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out of patients aged ≥65 years who presented to Kesennuma City Municipal Motoyoshi Hospital from April 2014 to July 2017 with suspected urinary tract infection and a positive urine culture.
RESULTS: Among a total of 76 patients, 20 (26%) had multidrug-resistant bacteriuria. The prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteriuria was 40% among the long-term care facility residents, 34% among the patients who were certified as requiring care under the long-term care system in Japan and 47% among those with antibiotic prescription within 90 days. By multivariate analysis, long-term care facility residency was an independent risk factor for multidrug-resistant bacteriuria (odds ratio 4.1, 95% confidence interval 1.2-14.3).
CONCLUSIONS: Long-term care facility residency was found to be a significant predictor of multidrug-resistant bacteriuria. Nursing- and healthcare-associated urinary tract infection, which has different characteristics from those of community- or hospital-acquired infections, should be considered when deciding treatment in this population. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 1183-1188.
METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out of patients aged ≥65 years who presented to Kesennuma City Municipal Motoyoshi Hospital from April 2014 to July 2017 with suspected urinary tract infection and a positive urine culture.
RESULTS: Among a total of 76 patients, 20 (26%) had multidrug-resistant bacteriuria. The prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteriuria was 40% among the long-term care facility residents, 34% among the patients who were certified as requiring care under the long-term care system in Japan and 47% among those with antibiotic prescription within 90 days. By multivariate analysis, long-term care facility residency was an independent risk factor for multidrug-resistant bacteriuria (odds ratio 4.1, 95% confidence interval 1.2-14.3).
CONCLUSIONS: Long-term care facility residency was found to be a significant predictor of multidrug-resistant bacteriuria. Nursing- and healthcare-associated urinary tract infection, which has different characteristics from those of community- or hospital-acquired infections, should be considered when deciding treatment in this population. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 1183-1188.
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