Carriage of beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae among nursing home residents in north Lebanon
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- 作者：Iman Dandachi ; Elie Salem Sokhn ; Elie Najem ; Eid Azar ; Ziad Daoud ; ziad.daoud@balamand.edu.lb" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Carriage ; Nursing homes ; Resistance ; Carbapenemases ; ESBLs
- 刊名：International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：April 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：45
- 期：Complete
- 页码：24-31
- 全文大小：946 K
文摘
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The prevalence of fecal carriage of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterobacteriaceae among elderly nursing home residents is noteworthy and shows the importance of nursing homes as reservoirs of resistance in the Lebanese community..
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The fecal carriage of MDR Enterobacteriaceae among nursing home residents is dynamic and changes over time.
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The emergence of carbapenem resistance in the Lebanese community is alarming.