Prevalence of oropharyngeal antibiotic-resistant flora among residents of aged care facilities: A pilot study

Christopher Etherton-Beer; T. Inglis; Grant Waterer

doi:10.1111/resp.12545

Prevalence of oropharyngeal antibiotic-resistant flora among residents of aged care facilities: A pilot study

Christopher Etherton-Beer, T. Inglis, Grant Waterer

Graduate Research School

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© 2015 Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1139-1141
Journal	Respirology
Volume	20
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/resp.12545
Publication status	Published - 2015

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