High prevalence of multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae among residents of long term care facilities in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

High prevalence of multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae among residents of long term care facilities in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

<h4>Introduction</h4>The aim of this study was to determine the rate of asymptomatic carriage and spread of multidrug-resistant micro-organisms (MDRO) and to identify risk factors for extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) carriage in 12 long term care fac...

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Main Authors: Eline van Dulm, Aletta T R Tholen, Annika Pettersson, Martijn S van Rooijen, Ina Willemsen, Peter Molenaar, Marjolein Damen, Paul Gruteke, Paul Oostvogel, Ed J Kuijper, Cees M P M Hertogh, Christina M J E Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Maarten Scholing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222200

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