Prioritizing Prevention to Combat Multidrug Resistance in Nursing Homes: A Call to Action

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) do not discriminate —they spread in all health care settings. From our unique vantage point at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we are witnessing the emergence of novel MDROs across the country, which are causing life-threatening infections, with limited to no available treatments.1 Public health efforts to detect and contain these pathogens have revealed the significant role nursing homes, especially those caring for a medically complex, higher-acuity resident population, are playing in the regional spread of these dangerous pathogens.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research