Clinical Trial: Antibiotic Resistant Community-Acquired E. Coli

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Antibiotic Resistant Community-Acquired E. Coli

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to review patients with E. coli infections at UPMC from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2005 to determine if these infections have arisen in the community rather than in hospitals or nursing homes. The occurrence of such resistant isolates could be devastating if they were associated with bloodstream infection, such as sometimes accompanies urinary tract infection, since antibiotic resistant E. coli is not suspected in isolates coming from the community.

Detailed Summary: The following variables will be followed: age, sex, hospital location at the time of positive culture (ER, medical ward, ICU etc), prior hospitalization or nursing home admission, receipt of outpatient dialysis or other regular medical care (eg, outpatient chemotherapy), presence of invasive devices, receipt of antibiotics, including their type and whether they were adequate for the resistance profile of the organism, prior positive microbiologic cultures.
Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh

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Information By: University of Pittsburgh

Dates:
Date Received: February 27, 2006
Date Started: February 2006
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Last Updated: December 16, 2015
Last Verified: December 2015