Table 2 Bacterial growth in positive urine cultures from voided urine at nursing homes for the elderly
========== 2003 ==========Positive cultures | ========== 2012 ==========Positive cultures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sparse (n = 19) | Significant (n = 188) | Total1 (n = 207) | Sparse (n = 12) | Significant (n = 135) | Total1 (n = 147) | |
Escherichia coli | 6.8% (14) | 62% (129) | 69% (143) | 5.4% (8) | 74% (109) | 80% (117) |
Klebsiella species | 0.48% (1) | 11% (22) | 11% (23) | 0 | 7.5% (11) | 7.5% (11) |
Enterococcus faecalis | 1.0% (2) | 7.2% (15) | 8.2% (17) | 0 | 0.68% (1) | 0.68% (1) |
Enterococcus faecium | 0.48% (1) | 1.4% (3) | 1.9% (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Proteus species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.68% (1) | 0.68% (1) |
Proteus mirabilis | 0 | 1.4% (3) | 1.4% (3) | 0 | 1.4% (2) | 1.4% (2) |
Proteus vulgaris | 0 | 0.48% (1) | 0.48% (1) | 0 | 0.68% (1) | 0.68% (1) |
Enterobacter species | 0 | 1.9% (4) | 1.9% (4) | 0 | 1.4% (2) | 1.4% (2) |
Psuedomonas aeruginosa | 0 | 1.4% (3) | 1.4% (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Citrobacter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4% (2) | 1.4% (2) |
Serratia liquefaciens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.68% (1) | 0.68% (1) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.68% (1) | 0.68% (1) | 1.4% (2) |
Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 0 | 1.9% (4) | 1.9% (4) | 0 | 0.68% (1) | 0.68% (1) |
Alpha-hemolytic streptococci | 0 | 1.0% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0 | 1.4% (2) | 1.4% (2) |
Group G beta-hemolytic streptococcus | 0 | 0.48% (1) | 0.48% (1) | 1.4% (2) | 0 | 1.4% (2) |
Group C beta-hemolytic streptococcus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.68% (1) | 0 | 0.68% (1) |
Group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus | 0.48% (1) | 0.48% (1) | 1.0% (2) | 0 | 0.68% (1) | 0.68% (1) |