| Literature DB >> 17620252 |
Christopher J Crnich1, Nasia Safdar, Jim Robinson, David Zimmerman.
Abstract
We evaluated antibiotic resistance trends in US nursing homes using the Minimum Data Set. Significant increases in the number and proportion of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria were documented over the 5-year study. Further research on antibiotic resistance in nursing homes is urgently needed.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17620252 DOI: 10.1086/518750
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254