Community acquired infections in older patients admitted to hospital from care homes <it>versus</it> the community: cohort study of microbiology and outcomes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Residents of care homes are at risk of colonisation and infection with antibiotic resistant bacteria, but there is little evidence that antibiotic resistance among such patients is associated with worse outcomes than among older peop...

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Main Authors: Marwick Charis, Santiago Virginia Hernandez, McCowan Colin, Broomhall Janice, Davey Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/13/12