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Prevalence of oropharyngeal antibiotic‐resistant flora among residents of aged care facilities: a pilot study

Author(s) -

EthertonBeer Christopher D.,

Inglis Tim,

Waterer Grant

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

respirology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857

H-Index - 85

eISSN - 1440-1843

pISSN - 1323-7799

DOI - 10.1111/resp.12545

Subject(s) - medicine , flora (microbiology) , confidence interval , antibiotics , colonization , antibiotic resistance , population , emergency medicine , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics , biology

Residents in 11 long‐term care facilities, and presenting to a single tertiary hospital site, were sampled to estimate prevalence of oropharyngeal colonization with resistant Gram‐negative bacteria. From 124 residents, only one isolate (0.8%; 95% confidence interval 0.0%, 4.4) was multi‐resistant (an extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase producing Escherichia coli ) indicating that different treatment recommendations for respiratory infections in this population may not be justified.

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