| Literature DB >> 16955251 |
D Lepelletier1, N Caroff, D Riochet, P Bizouarn, A Bourdeau, F Le Gallou, E Espaze, A Reynaud, H Richet.
Abstract
The prospective cohort study presented here assessed the risk factors associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa gastrointestinal colonization (PAGIC) in 933 patients hospitalized in five different wards in a French university hospital. A total of 195 patients were colonized. By logistic regression, hospitalization in an intensive care unit and length of hospital stay were independent risk factors. A significant association was observed between fluoroquinolone use and PAGIC caused by an ofloxacin-resistant strain (p < 0.0001), imipenem use and PAGIC caused by an imipenem-resistant strain (p < 0.0002) and ceftazidime use and PAGIC caused by a ceftazidime-resistant strain (p < 0.02). The ecological impact of antibiotic use is of great clinical relevance and clinicians should consider antimicrobial resistance in order to limit the development and dissemination of resistant microorganisms.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16955251 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0184-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0934-9723 Impact factor: 3.267