2018
Increased Fluoroquinolone-Susceptibility and Preserved Nitrofurantoin-Susceptibility among Escherichia coli Urine Isolates from Women Long-Term Care Residents: A Brief Report
Datta R, Advani S, Rink A, Bianco L, Van Ness PH, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Increased Fluoroquinolone-Susceptibility and Preserved Nitrofurantoin-Susceptibility among Escherichia coli Urine Isolates from Women Long-Term Care Residents: A Brief Report. Open Access Journal Of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine 2018, 4: 555636. PMID: 30465048, PMCID: PMC6241532, DOI: 10.19080/oajggm.2018.04.555636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term care residentsUrinary tract infectionUrine isolatesCare residentsTract infectionsUncomplicated urinary tract infectionsLong-term care facilitiesTrimethoprim/sulfamethoxazoleEmpiric therapyCommon indicationOptimal therapyUrine cultureUrinary isolatesAntimicrobial therapyClinical trialsNitrofurantoin susceptibilityCare facilitiesFluoroquinolone susceptibilityAntimicrobial susceptibilityPredominant organismTherapyInfectionCefazolinIsolatesBacterial isolates
2014
Confounding by indication affects antimicrobial risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus but not vancomycin-resistant enterococci acquisition
Datta R, Kleinman K, Rifas-Shiman S, Placzek H, Lankiewicz J, Platt R, Huang SS, for the CDC Prevention Epicenters. Confounding by indication affects antimicrobial risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus but not vancomycin-resistant enterococci acquisition. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2014, 3: 19. PMID: 24932407, PMCID: PMC4057914, DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-3-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusVancomycin-resistant enterococci acquisitionEmpiric antibioticsRisk factorsVRE acquisitionAntibiotic prescriptionsMRSA acquisitionScreening culturesIntensive care unit patientsAntibiotic utilization dataMRSA-positive patientsVRE-positive patientsCare unit patientsMedical record reviewDiagnosis of infectionEvidence of treatmentSymptoms of infectionStaphylococcus aureusBackgroundObservational studiesEmpiric therapyUnit patientsRecord reviewTreatment indicationsPrior historyLow prevalence