Prior treatment with antibiotics is common in nearly all patients colonized or infected with MDR<unk> . Clindamycin, cephalosporin,aztreonam, ciprofloxacin, aminoglycoside, and metronidazole use is equally or more often associated with colonization or infection with MDR<unk>  than<unk>  use. Other risk factors include prolonged hospitalization, high severity of illness score, intraabdominal surgery, renal insufficiency, enteral tube feedings, and exposure to specific hospital units, nurses, or contaminated objects and surfaces within patient-care areas.
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci risk factors
Clostridium difficile infection risk factors
Proteus infection differential diagnosis
Group B streptococcal infection risk factors
Community-acquired pneumonia risk factors
Serratia infection risk factors
Brucellosis risk factors
Gastrointestinal perforation risk factors