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Microbiology and Drug Resistance of Pathogens in Patients Hospitalized at the Nephrology Department in the South of Poland

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Dec 10, 2018

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Susceptibility profile of E_ coli isolates studied to various antimicrobial agents_

AntibioticsTotal UTI (n = 363)CAUTI (n = 37)non-CAUTI (n = 326)OR (95% CI)p-value
n’% susc.n’% susc.n’% susc.
Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicylinns
Ampicillin35430.2%3619.4%31831.4%0.53 (0.22–1.24)0.143
AM/CL36149.9%3743.2%32450.6%0.74 (0.37–1.48)0.397
PIP/TZ20787.0%1968.4%18888.8%0.27 (0.09–0.79)0.017
Aminoglycosides
Amikacin21188.2%1861.1%19390.7%0.16 (0.06–0.47)0.001
Gentamicin21191.0%2070.0%19193.2%0.17 (0.06–0.52)0.002
Cephalosporins
Cefalexin19779.7%1741.2%18083.3%0.14 (0.05–0.40)< 0.001
Cefuroxime35885.8%3675.0%32287.0%0.45 (0.20–1.02)0.057
Cefotaxime23887.0%2263.6%21689.4%0.21 (0.08–0.55)0.002
Ceftazidime23783.5%2161.9%21685.6%0.27 (0.10–0.71)0.008
Cefepime21089.5%1973.7%19191.1%0.27 (0.09–0.85)0.025
Antipseudomonal fluoroquinolones
Ciprofloxacin36170.4%3754.1%32472.2%0.45 (0.23–0.90)0.024
Norfloxacin36060.3%3740.5%32362.5%0.41 (0.20–0.82)0.011
Folate pathway inhibitors
Cotrimoxazole35872.3%3672.2%32272.4%0.99 (0.46–2.14)0.986
Antipseudomonal carbapenems
Imipenem179100.0%18100.0%161100.0%
Nitrofuran derivatives
Nitrofurantoin35789.4%3783.8%32090.0%0.57 (0.22–1.48)0.251

Characteristic of patients with UTI enrolled in the study_

CharacteristicTotal UTI n = 498 (100%)CAUTI n = 60 (100%)non-CAUTI n = 438 (100%)OR (95% CI)p-value
n%n%n%
Gender:Male17935.9%3761.7%14232.4%3.35 (1.92–5.86)< 0.001
Female31964.1%2338.3%29667.6%0.30 (0.17–0.52)< 0.001
Hypertension26352.8%3761.7%22651.6%1.51 (0.87–2.62)0.145
Heart failure17434.9%2338.3%14132.2%1.31 (0.75–2.29)0.344
Diabetes mellitus19038.2%1830.0%17239.3%0.72 (0.40–1.28)0.258
Urolithiasis224.4%11.7%214.8%0.34 (0.04–2.55)0.292
Bronchopneumonia91.8%11.7%81.8%0.91 (0.11–7.41)0.931
Malignancy (total)8016.1%1118.3%6915.8%1.34 (0.68–2.65)0.405
Genitourinary malignancy418.2%915.0%327.3%2.24 (1.01–4.96)0.047
Prostatic hyperplasia5711.4%1016.7%4710.7%1.66 (0.79–3.50)0.180
Urine stasis in kidneys234.6%58.3%184.1%4.34 (1.76–10.73)0.001
Percutaneous nephrostomy81.6%11.7%71.6 %1.04 (0.13–8.63)0.968
Hemodialysis204.0%23.3%184.1%0.80 (0.18–3.56)0.774
Immunotherapy265.2%46.7%225.0%1.35 (0.45–4.06)0.593

Microbial uropathogens isolated from the urine samples_

PathogenTotal UTICAUTInon-CAUTIOR (95% CI)p-value
n%n%n%
E. coli36372.9%3761.7%32674.4%0.55 (0.31–0.97)0.039
Proteus sp.306.0%610.0%245.5%1.92 (0.75–4.90)0.174
Staphylococcus sp.122.4%58.3%71.6%5.60 (1.72–18.24)0.004
Enterobacter sp.204.0%46.7%163.7%1.88 (0.61–5.84)0.272
Klebsiella sp.408.0%23.3%388.7%0.36 (0.09–1.54)0.170
Enterococcus sp.112.2%23.3%92.0%1.64 (0.35–7.80)0.532
Other224.4%46.7%184.1%1.67 (0.54–5.10)0.371
Total498100.0%60100.0%438100.0%

Susceptibility profile of E_ coli (n = 363) isolated from patients of different age groups_

Antibiotics19–74 years (n = 133)75–85 years (n = 134)> 85 years (n = 96)75–85 years vs. 19–74 years> 85 years vs. 19–74 years
n’% susc.n’% susc.n’% susc.OR (95% CI)p-valueOR (95% CI)p-value
Ampicillin13231.1%13026.9%9233.7%0.82 (0.48–1.40)0.4611.13 (0.64–1.99)0.678
AM/CL13349.6%13351.1%9548.4%1.06 (0.66–1.72)0.8060.95 (0.56–1.61)0.858
PIP/TZ7386.3%8085.0%5490.7%0.90 (0.36–2.23)0.8191.56 (0.50–4.85)0.446
Amikacin7490.5%8381.9%5494.4%0.47 (0.18–1.24)0.1271.78 (0.44–7.21)0.422
Gentamicin7288.9%8589.4%5496.3%1.06 (0.38–2.89)0.9163.25 (0.66–15.97)0.147
Cefalexin7074.3%7875.6%4993.9%1.07 (0.51–2.26)0.8495.31 (1.47–19.19)0.011
Cefuroxime13285.6%13382.0%9391.4%0.76 (0.40–1.47)0.4211.79 (0.75–4.28)0.193
Cefotaxime8381.9%9585.3%6096.7%1.28 (0.58–2.83)0.5486.40 (1.40–29.14)0.017
Ceftazidime8380.7%9481.9%6090.0%1.08 (0.51–2.31)0.8392.15 (0.79–5.87)0.136
Cefepime7384.9%8287.8%5598.2%1.28 (0.51–3.21)0.6029.58 (1.20–76.64)0.033
Ciprofloxacin13272.0%13467.9%9571.6%0.82 (0.49–1.39)0.4710.98 (0.55–1.76)0.949
Norfloxacin13362.4%13259.1%9558.9%0.87 (0.53–1.43)0.5810.86 (0.50–1.48)0.598
Cotrimoxazole13074.6%13367.7%9575.8%0.71 (0.42–1.22)0.2151.06 (0.58–1.97)0.841
Imipenem57100.0%74100.0%48100.0%
Nitrofurantoin13291.7%13187.8%9488.3%0.65 (0.29–1.47)0.3030.69 (0.28–1.66)0.402
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