Colonisation with pathogenic drug-resistant bacteria and Clostridioides difficile among residents of residential care facilities in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional prevalence study
ConclusionsThere was a relatively high prevalence of colonisation with MDROs, particularly ESBL-E, but lowC. difficile carriage, with implications for antibiotic prescribing and infection control practice.
Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
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