Risk Factors for Infection with Escherichia coli in Nursing Home Residents Colonized with Fluoroquinolone-Resistant E. coli

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• Alternative Title:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Manning, Sara ; Lautenbach, Ebbing ; Tolomeo, Pam ; Han, Jennifer H.
• Description:
  A case-control study to determine risk factors for clinical infection with Escherichia coli was conducted among nursing home residents colonized with fluoroquinolone-resistant E. coli. Among 94 subjects, 11 (12%) developed infections with E. coli. Risk factors included the presence of a urinary catheter or tracheostomy, diabetes mellitus, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole exposure.
• Subjects:
  Aged Aged, 80 And Over Anti-Bacterial Agents Article Case-Control Studies Cross Infection Diabetes Complications Drug Resistance, Bacterial Escherichia Coli Escherichia Coli Infections Female Fluoroquinolones Humans Male Middle Aged Nursing Homes Risk Factors Tracheostomy Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination Urinary Catheters

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• Source:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015; 36(5):575-577.
• Pubmed ID:
  25880678
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4402708
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K01 AI103028/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; K01-AI103028/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; K24-AI080942/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; R01-AG023792/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; U54-CK000163/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fee04cd04c345e1e762854960446564a786c4555088b6ffe99af412832dafbaa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/31513/cdc_31513_DS1.pdf
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