Nursing home residents and Enterobacteriaceae resistant to third-generation cephalosporins

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Jun;10(6):1050-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1006.030662.

Abstract

Limited data identify the risk factors for infection with Enterobacteriaceae resistant to third-generation cephalosporins among residents of long-term-care facilities. Using a nested case-control study design, nursing home residents with clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae resistant to third-generation cephalosporins were compared to residents with isolates of Enterobacteriaceae susceptible to third-generation cephalosporins. Data were collected on antimicrobial drug exposure 10 weeks before detection of the isolates, facility-level demographics, hygiene facilities, and staffing levels. Logistic regression models were built to adjust for confounding variables. Twenty-seven case-residents were identified and compared to 85 controls. Exposure to any cephalosporin (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 4.0, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2 to 13.6) and log percentage of residents using gastrostomy tubes within the nursing home (adjusted OR 3.9, 95% CI 1.3 to 12.0) were associated with having a clinical isolate resistant to third-generation cephalosporins.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Canada
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / growth & development
  • Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Nursing Homes
  • Risk Factors
  • United States

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cephalosporins