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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.