Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance in Long-Term Care Facility Patients With Bacteremia: A 5  Year's Surveillance

Older patients residing in institutions, who are predisposed to frequent hospitalizations, invasive procedures, and repeated antibiotic use, are at higher risk for bacterial infections. The most common infection in a long-term care facility (LTCF) is an urinary tract infection (UTI) mainly caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative rods (GNR).1 –6 Our objectives were to characterize antimicrobials susceptibility patterns of LTCF residents hospitalized with bacteremia acquired at LTCF and examine the adequacy of empiric antibiotic treatment and outcome.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - August 16, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Moty Almog, Anna Yanovskay, Hana Edelstein, Naama Schwartz, Raul Colodner, Bibiana Chazan Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research