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

• Published in: Antibiotics (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 6; p. 680
• Main Authors: Rodríguez-Villodres, Ángel, Martín-Gandul, Cecilia, Peñalva, Germán, Guisado-Gil, Ana Belén, Crespo-Rivas, Juan Carlos, Pachón-Ibáñez, María Eugenia, Lepe, José Antonio, Cisneros, José Miguel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 07.06.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial stewardship; Bacteria; Colonization; E coli; Enterobacterales; Epidemiology; Gram-positive bacteria; Health risks; long term care facilities; Long term health care; Long-term care; Medical equipment; Methicillin; Multidrug resistance; Multidrug resistant organisms; multidrug-resistant organism; Nursing homes; Older people; prevalence; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Public health; Resistance factors; Review; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus infections; Vancomycin; β Lactamase; South America; Asia; North America; Europe; Oceania

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...