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Prevalence And Risk Factor Analysis Of Resistant Escherichia Coli Urinary Tract Infections In The Emergency Department, Abby M. Bailey, Kyle A. Weant, Stephanie N. Baker
Prevalence And Risk Factor Analysis Of Resistant Escherichia Coli Urinary Tract Infections In The Emergency Department, Abby M. Bailey, Kyle A. Weant, Stephanie N. Baker
Emergency Medicine Faculty Publications
BACKGROUND: Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a frequent uropathogen in urinary tract infections (UTI). Widespread resistance to sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) and increasing resistance to fluoroquinolones amongst these isolates has been recognized. There are limited data demonstrating risk factors for resistance to both SMX-TMP and fluoroquinolones.
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to assess for the prevalence of community resistance amongst E. coli isolates to SMX-TMP and levofloxacin in ambulatory patients discharged from the emergency department (ED).
METHODS: Adults presenting for evaluation and discharged from the ED with a diagnosis of an E. coli UTI were retrospectively reviewed. Utilizing demographic and clinical data …