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.
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Longitudinal trends in antibiotic resistance in US nursing homes, 2000-2004. Journal Published:
PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, N.I.H., Extr
Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the
VOLUME: 28
Page Numbers: 1006-8
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ISSN: 0899-823X
DAY: 22
MONTH: 06
YEAR: 2007
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LANGUAGE: eng
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KEYWORDS: United States
MESH TERMS: epidemiology
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AFFILIATION: Section of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Medical School, Madison, WI 53792, USA. cjc@medicine.wisc.edu
Country: United States
AGENCY: United States NCRR
GRANT: 8K12 RR023268
ACRONYM: RR
MEDLINETA: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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