Table 3.
Distribution of isolated bacteria in urine cultures and antibiotic resistances
| a) Bacterial distribution | Indwelling catheter | Intermittent catheterization | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N = 868) n (%) | UTI (N = 37) n (%) | ABU (N = 472) n (%) | UTI (N = 29) n (%) | ABU (N = 330) n (%) | |
| Escherichia coli | 181 (21%) | 3 (8%) | 61 (13%) | 17 (59%) | 100 (30%) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 147 (17%) | 11 (30%) | 102 (22%) | 2 (7%) | 32 (10%) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 106 (12%) | 4 (11%) | 43 (9%) | 3 (10%) | 56 (17%) |
| Streptococcus viridans | 59 (7%) | 3 (8%) | 15 (3%) | 2 (7%) | 39 (12%) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 40 (5%) | 3 (8%) | 32 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (2%) |
| Aerococcus urinae | 40 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 29 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (3%) |
| Streptococcus anginosus | 28 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 19 (6%) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 26 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 22 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (1%) |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 23 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 11 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (3%) |
| Proteus mirabilis | 22 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 20 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0%) |
| others | 196 (23%) | 11 (30%) | 128 (27%) | 5 (17%) | 52 (16%) |
| b) Detected antibiotic resistances | Escherichia coli (N = 181) | Klebsiella spp. (N = 105) | Enterococcus faecalis (N = 147) | ||
| Total of tested bacterial species | |||||
| Amoxicillin / Clavulanic acid | 30% (55/181) | 18% (19/105) | n.a | ||
| Quinolones | 5% (9/181) | 9% (9/105) | 6% (9/147) | ||
| Cotrimoxazole | 38% (69/181) | 16% (17/105) | n.a | ||
| Nitrofurantoin | 1% (2/181) | n.a | n.a | ||
| 3rd gen. Cephalosporin | 9% (16/181) | 6% (6/105) | n.a | ||
| Carbapenems | 0% (0/181) | 0% (0/105) | n.a | ||
ABU Asymptomatic bacteriuria, UTI Urinary tract infection