A quarter of nursing home residents are colonized with drug-resistant bacteria

(Elsevier Health Sciences) The significant presence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB), such as E. coli, among nursing home residents demonstrates the need for heightened infection control prevention and control measures in nursing homes, according to a meta-analysis published in the May issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news