antibiotic resistance in nursing homes
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Etiology
drug-resistant organisms
- beta-lactamase positive Moraxella catarrhalis
- ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli
- beta-lactamase resistant Klebsiella pneumonia
- beta-lactamase resistant Enterobacter
- multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter
- penicillin & cephalosporin resistant Streptococcus pneumonia
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References
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- ↑ Norman D, UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine & Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 12-15, 2001
- ↑ Stone ND. Revisiting standard precautions to reduce antimicrobial resistance in nursing homes. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175:723-724. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25774622