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917. Persistence of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms during Occupancy Changes in the Nursing Home Setting, and Impact of Patient Hand Hygiene Assistance

BACKGROUND: We investigated the effect of changes in room occupancy, and patient hand hygiene, on the burden of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) in nursing homes. We assessed: 1/ persistence of MDRO after patients are discharged; and 2/ impact of hand hygiene assistance on colonization and room...

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Autores principales: Cassone, Marco, Lansing, Bonnie, Mantey, Julia, Gibson, Kristen, Gontjes, Kyle, Mody, Lona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7776277/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1105