Seasonal Patterns in Incidence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Common Bacterial Pathogens in Nursing Home Patients and Their Rooms

Background: Colonization is the main precursor to infection, which may lead to adverse clinical outcomes among older adults in nursing homes (NHs). Understanding seasonal changes in the local burden of common bacterial pathogens is key to implementing appropriate and cost-effective infection prevent...

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Main Authors: Marco Cassone, Julia Mantey, Kyle J. Gontjes, Bonnie J. Lansing, Kristen E. Gibson, Joyce Wang, Lona Mody
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
VRE
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.671428/full