1 in 4 Nursing Home Residents Has Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

1 in 4 Nursing Home Residents Has Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Multidrug-resistant bacteria, such as E. coli, can be found in more than one-quarter of people living in nursing homes, a research review finds.

Reviewing eight prior studies, researchers reported rates ranged from 11 percent of residents to an alarming 59 percent, with 27 percent the average.

 



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