Prevalence and Incidence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Organisms among Hospitalized Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

Autor: Alon Vaisman, Kevin Pivovarov, Allison McGeer, Barbara Willey, Bjug Borgundvaag, Vanessa Porter, Piraveina Gnanasuntharam, Yanliang Wei, Geoffrey C Nguyen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Vol 24, Iss 4, Pp e117-e121 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1712-9532
DOI: 10.1155/2013/609230
Popis: BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experience frequent hospitalizations and use of immunosuppressive medications, which may predispose them to colonization with antimicrobial-resistant organisms (ARO).
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