Causative Microorganisms in Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections and Risk Factors for the Development of Infection with Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Species.

The resistance rates in our study are quite high. Male gender, history of antibiotic use and immunosuppression status were found to be independent risk factors for ESBL positivity in patients with CA-UTI, and the more risk factors a patient has, the higher the risk of ESBL positivity.