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.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Clostridioides difficile / pathogenicity
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Clostridium Infections / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / embryology*
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Databases, Factual
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
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Humans
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Nursing Homes / statistics & numerical data*
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United States / epidemiology