Table 1.
The correlation between nitrite results and resistant patterns to common antibiotics that may be used to treat UTIs.
| Antibiotic | Sensitive | Resistant | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampicillin | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 44 (31.4%) | 96 (68.6%) | .007 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 103 (45.8%) | 122 (54.2%) | |
| Ampicillin/Sulbactam | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 60 (42.9%) | 80 (57.1%) | .012 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 122 (56.5%) | 94 (43.5%) | |
| Cefazolin | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 106 (80.3%) | 26 (19.7%) | .46 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 176 (83.4%) | 35 (16.6%) | |
| Cefuroxime | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 105 (92.1%) | 9 (7.9%) | .38 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 176 (94.6%) | 10 (5.4%) | |
| Cefotaxime | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 129 (92.8%) | 10 (7.2%) | .79 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 202 (93.5%) | 14 (6.5%) | |
| Ceftazidime | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 131 (92.9%) | 10 (7.1%) | .44 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 204 (94.9%) | 11 (5.1%) | |
| Cefepime | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 124 (93.2%) | 9 (10%) | .52 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 204 (94.9%) | 11 (5.1%) | |
| Ciprofloxacin | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 125 (93.3%) | 9 (6.7%) | .51 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 200 (91.3%) | 19 (8.7%) | |
| Nitrofurantoin | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 114 (91.9%) | 10 (8.1%) | .16 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 187 (87%) | 28 (13%) | |
| Gentamicin | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 122 (91%) | 12 (9%) | .68 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 200 (89.7%) | 23 (10.3%) | |
| Impinem | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 131 (98.5%) | 2 (1.5%) | .63 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 212 (98.6%) | 3 (1.4%) | |
| Piperacillin/Tazobactam | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 129 (97%) | 4 (3%) | .36 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 211 (98.1%) | 4 (1.9%) | |
| TM/SMX | |||
| Positive Urine Nitrite | 81 (60.4%) | 53 (39.6%) | .005 |
| Negative Urine Nitrite | 163 (74.8%) | 55 (25.2%) | |