The prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a nursing home setting compared with elderly living at home: a cross-sectional comparison.

Summary, in English

The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of faecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae among residents living in nursing homes and to compare it with a corresponding group of elderly people living in their own homes.

• Författare: Andreas Blom; Jonas Ahl; Fredrik Månsson; Fredrik Resman; Johan Tham
• Avdelning/ar: Infectious Diseases Research Unit; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publiceringsår: 2016
• Språk: Engelska
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: BMC Infectious Diseases
• Volym: 16
• Länkar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26944857?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1430-5
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: BioMed Central (BMC)
• Ämne: Infectious Medicine
• Status: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Infectious Diseases Research Unit
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1471-2334