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Drug Resistance
Reports summarize drug resistance study results from Harvard University
September 1st, 2008
In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To quantify the prevalence, risk factors, and mode of transmission associated with colonization by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria (MDRGN) in the long-term care (LTC) setting. Cross-sectional. Four nursing units in a 648-bed LTC facility in Boston, Massachusetts." "Eighty-four long-term care residents. Nasal and rectal swabs were obtained to determine colonization with MDRGN; if present, molecular typing was performed. The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) was also determined. Demographic and...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2008-09-01)
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