Drug-Resistant Bacteria Greatly Affects Nursing Home Residents

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Greatly Affects Nursing Home Residents
Melissa Brower/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP

Researchers at Columbia University School of Nursing found that a significant portion of nursing home residents are colonized with drug-resistant bacteria.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, the percentage of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria, or MDR-GNB, is increasing and these infections can cause serious infections in healthcare settings.



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