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Longitudinal Trends in Antibiotic Resistance in US Nursing Homes, 2000-2004

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Christopher J. Crnich ,
Nasia Safdar ,
Jim Robinson  and
David Zimmerman
Christopher J. Crnich*
Affiliation:
Section of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Nasia Safdar
Affiliation:
Section of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Jim Robinson
Affiliation:
Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis, Madison, Wisconsin
David Zimmerman
Affiliation:
Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis, Madison, Wisconsin Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
*
University of Wisconsin Hospital, 600 North Highland Avenue, CSC H4/574, Madison, WI 53792 ([email protected])
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Abstract

We evaluated antibiotic resistance trends in US nursing homes using the Minimum Data Set. Significant increases in the number and proportion of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria were documented over the 5-year study. Further research on antibiotic resistance in nursing homes is urgently needed.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 28 , Issue 8 , August 2007 , pp. 1006 - 1008
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2007

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