Longitudinal trends in antibiotic resistance in US nursing homes, 2000-2004.
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.
Crnich
Christopher J
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Section of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Medical School, Madison, WI 53792, USA. cjc@medicine.wisc.edu
Safdar
Nasia
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Robinson
Jim
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Zimmerman
David
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D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000196:embryology*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology