PREVALENCE OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIAL COLONIZATION AND RISK FACTORS IN GERIATRIC NURSING HOME RESIDENTS

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Eren Kutsoylu O. Ö., Avkan Oğuz V., Abdullayeva M., Tekin N., Yapar N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.21, no.1, pp.41-48, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.31086/tjgeri.2018137965
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.41-48
  • Keywords: Nursing homes, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus, ESCHERICHIA-COLI, ENTEROBACTERIACEAE, INFECTION, ORGANISMS, IMPACT, INDEX
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Aim of this study is to determine the frequency of nasal, axillary and rectal colonization by multidrug-resistant bacteria and the risk factors for colonization in nursing home residents.