Fecal carriage of MDROs in a population of Lebanese elderly: Dynamics and impact on bacterial fitness

• Main Authors: Caren Challita (Author), Elias Dahdouh (Author), Michel Attieh (Author), Iman Dandachi (Author), Elio Ragheb (Author), Roy Taoutel (Author), Carl Tanba (Author), Ziad Daoud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Muti-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) are problematic all over the world, especially in Lebanon. High fecal carriage rates of MDR Enterobacteriaceae were reported from Lebanese nursing homes. Some studies show that MDROs have a fitness cost as compared to sensitive isolates. In this study, the compe...