Seasonal Patterns in Incidence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Common Bacterial Pathogens in Nursing Home Patients and Their Rooms

• Main Authors: Marco Cassone (Author), Julia Mantey (Author), Kyle J. Gontjes (Author), Bonnie J. Lansing (Author), Kristen E. Gibson (Author), Joyce Wang (Author), Lona Mody (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Colonization is the main precursor to infection, which may lead to adverse clinical outcomes among older adults in nursing homes (NHs). Understanding seasonal changes in the local burden of common bacterial pathogens is key to implementing appropriate and cost-effective infection prevent...