Colonisation with pathogenic drug-resistant bacteria and Clostridioides difficile among residents of residential care facilities in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional prevalence study

Abstract Background Residential care facilities (RCFs) act as reservoirs for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). There are scarce data on colonisation with MDROs in Africa. We aimed to determine the prevalence of MDROs and C. difficile and risk factors for carriage amongst residents of RCFs in Cap...

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Auteurs principaux:	Jason September, Leon Geffen, Kathryn Manning, Preneshni Naicker, Cheryl Faro, Marc Mendelson, Sean Wasserman
Format:	Artigo
Langue:	Inglês
Publié:	BMC 2019-11-01
Collection:	Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Sujets:	Residential care facility Antibiotic resistance C. difficile Colonization MRSA ESBL
Accès en ligne:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0643-y
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