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Fecal Microbiome Characteristics and the Resistome Associated With Acquisition of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Among Elderly Subjects

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) lead to considerable morbidity and mortality. The elderly population residing in nursing homes are a major reservoir of MDRO. Our objective was to characterize the fecal microbiome of 82 elderly subjects from 23 nursing homes and compare thei...

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Autores principales: Araos, Rafael, Battaglia, Thomas, Ugalde, Juan A., Rojas-Herrera, Marcelo, Blaser, Martin J., D’Agata, Erika M. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6777474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31611867
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02260