Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004
Research
Nursing Home Residents and Enterobacteriaceae Resistant to Third-Generation Cephalosporins
Carolyn Sandoval*, Stephen D. Walter*, Allison McGeer†, Andrew E. Simor†, Suzanne F. Bradley‡, Lorraine M. Moss*, and Mark B. Loeb*
Table 1
Distribution of Enterobacteriaceae organisms isolated from case-patients and controls
| Genus | Case-patients (%) | Controls (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Proteus spp. |
7 (26) |
17 (20) |
| Citrobacter spp. |
6 (22) |
4 (5) |
| Enterobacter spp. |
5 (18) |
2 (2) |
| Escherichia coli |
4 (15) |
47 (55) |
| Klebsiella spp. |
3 (11) |
11 (13) |
| Morganella spp. |
1 (4) |
4 (5) |
| Serratia marcescens |
1 (4) |
0 (0) |
| Total | 27 | 85 |
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