Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Prevalence in a Population of Patients with Advanced Dementia Is Related to Specific Pathobionts

Summary: Long-term care facilities are significant reservoirs of antimicrobial-resistant organisms, and patients with advanced dementia are particularly vulnerable to multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) acquisition and antimicrobial overuse. In this study, we longitudinally examined a group of patie...

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Main Authors: Aislinn D. Rowan-Nash, Rafael Araos, Erika M.C. D'Agata, Peter Belenky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:iScience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220300894