Author:
Ehrenkranz N. Joel,Eckert Debra G.,Alfonso Blanca C.,Moskowitz Lee B.
Abstract
AbstractAerobic gram-negative bacillus (AGNB) groin skin carriage was prospectively studied in ambulatory geriatric outpatients: 42 from three nursing homes and 44 from private homes. Initially, 12 (28.6%) Proteeae carriers were in the former group and 3 (6.8%) were in the latter (P =0.01). At one year, 6 of 7 surviving nursing home carriers remained Proteeae carriers while none from private homes remained carriers (P =0.007). The annual prevalence of Proteeae carriage was 14 (33.3%) in nursing homes and 4 (9.1%) in private homes (P =0.008); of non-Proteeae AGNB carriage, the annual prevalence was 2 (4.8%) and 4 (11.4%), respectively. Nursing home subjects had similar initial health characteristics; however, by one year, 5 of 12 carriers in contrast to 3 of 30 noncarriers were dead of chronic disease (P =0.03). These nursing homes included persons with chronic diseases that apparently facilitated Proteeae carriage. Urethral catheters, skin ulcers, and recent antibiotics were not factors.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology
Reference18 articles.
1. A Prospective Microbiologic Study of Bacteriuria in Patients with Chronic Indwelling Urethral Catheters
2. Protected environment-Prophylactic antibiotic programmes; microbiological studies;Bodey;Clinics m Haematology,1976
3. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the nose and skin, colonization and cross infection;Ehrenkranz;Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1966,1967
4. Proteeae Groin Skin Carriage Among Nursing Home Resident—Resistance to Antiseptics
5. Antibiotic-resistant Hora in nursing home patients admitted to the hospital;Gavnes;Arch Intern Med,1985
Cited by
6 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献