Prevalence and Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Colonization in Long-Term Care Facilities Around the World: A Review

• Main Authors: Ángel Rodríguez-Villodres (Author), Cecilia Martín-Gandul (Author), Germán Peñalva (Author), Ana Belén Guisado-Gil (Author), Juan Carlos Crespo-Rivas (Author), María Eugenia Pachón-Ibáñez (Author), José Antonio Lepe (Author), José Miguel Cisneros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Elderly people confined to chronic care facilities face an increased risk of acquiring infections by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). This review presents the current knowledge of the prevalence and risk factors for colonization by MDROs in long-term care facilities (LTCF), thereby providing a...