A 5 year review of urinary tract infection among adult patients caused by enxtended psectrum beta-lastamase (ESBL) producing pathogens at a tertiary h
Publication Date
2014
Document Type
Research
Abstract
Incidence of 29% UTI caused by ESBL pathogens presented in the study. Majority of patients were women 60.71%, 14.29% were within 80-89 years old, youngest patient was 19 years old and oldest was 90 years old. Most common co-morbidity identified were diabetes mellitus 44.64%, cardiovascular disease 26.79%, chronic kidney disease 21.43%, urologic problem (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) 19.64% and 8.92% noted to have a malignancy (bladdr, colonic, hepatocellular, ovarian, pancreatic). The most frequently identified etiology was Escherichia coli 50% and Klebsiella pnuemoniae 22%. The antibiotic with highest resistance to ESBL pathogens in this study was Cefuroxime and no resistance was noted with Emipenem and Meropenem. Out of 56 patients, there were 46 sent home, 5 mortality, 5 transferred to other hospital and 1 home per request
APA Citation
Lim, Jenet B., "A 5 year review of urinary tract infection among adult patients caused by enxtended psectrum beta-lastamase (ESBL) producing pathogens at a tertiary h" (2014). Resident Research. 150.
https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/resident-research/150