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  • Title: Cefotaxime-resistant bacteria colonizing older people admitted to an acute care hospital.
    Author: Bonomo RA, Donskey CJ, Blumer JL, Hujer AM, Hoyenm CK, Jacobs MR, Whalen CC, Salata RA.
    Journal: J Am Geriatr Soc; 2003 Apr; 51(4):519-22. PubMed ID: 12657072.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of fecal colonization by cefotaxime-resistant gram-negative bacilli in older patients living in the community and in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) admitted to an acute care hospital. DESIGN: Case-control, point prevalence study. SETTING: Hospital. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred forty-three patients aged 65 and older. MEASUREMENTS: Rectal swab cultures, antibiotic drug sensitivity, beta lactamase isolation, and clonal identity. RESULTS: Of the 190 surveillance cultures obtained from 143 patients, 26 cefotaxime-resistant gram-negative isolates from 22 patients were recovered. The prevalence rate of cefotaxime-resistant isolates on admission was 13.3% (19/143). A logistic regression model using cefotaxime colonization as the dependent variable found that multiple comorbidities, admission to a surgical service, and having a diagnosis of infection on presentation and a transfusion history were factors associated with the presence of colonization. These four clinical items accurately classified 74% of patients colonized. Antibiotic use and nursing home residence were not associated with the presence of colonization by cefotaxime-resistant organisms. Twelve of the cefotaxime-resistant isolates (46%) were identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and 14 (54%) were other gram-negative bacilli. In six of the 14 isolates that were not P. aeruginosa (36%), it was possible to demonstrate the presence of an AmpC beta-lactamase related to the CMY-2 beta-lactamase, a plasmid-borne cephalosporinase. CONCLUSION: These data raise awareness that there are community- and LTCF-dwelling older patients colonized with gram-negative enteric bacilli resistant to third-generation cephalosporins on admission to the hospital. The "reservoir of resistant bacteria" in older people is no longer confined to LTCFs.
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