Antimicrobial Resistance among Community-Acquired Uropathogens in Mashhad, Iran
Table 1
Characteristics of patients.
Age (years)
40 (30, 62)
Age groups
Children (1 mon–<15 yrs)
27 (8.2)
Young adults (≥15–<65 yrs)
240 (72.9)
The elderly (≥65 yrs)
62 (18.8)
Gender (female, %)
276 (83.6)
Underlying comorbidities
Cardiovascular disorders
62 (21.8)
Diabetes mellitus
57 (20.1)
CKD/ESRD
7 (2.5)
Kidney transplant
5 (1.8)
Others
17 (5.9)
Patients with no underlying comorbidities
156 (54.9)
Urinary catheter
22 (7.5)
Pregnant
20 (6.7)
Exposure to antibiotics within the past 3 months
146 (49.7)
Hospital admission within the past 3 months
32 (10.8)
Previous history of UTIs
192 (65.1)
Isolated uropathogens
Escherichia coli
201 (60.9)
Klebsiella species
46 (13.9)
Enterococci
27 (8.2)
CoNS
20 (6.1)
Staphylococcus aureus
10 (3)
Citrobacter freundii
6 (1.8)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
5 (1.5)
Proteus mirabilis
4 (1.2)
Others
11 (3.3)
CKD: chronic kidney disease; ESRD: end-stage renal disease; CoNS: coagulase-negative staphylococci. Values are represented by the number of patients with specific characteristics (percent) for nominal variables and by median (25th quartile, 75th quartile) for quantitative variables. None of the patients was hospitalized at the time or a few days before they were included in the study.
