Multidrug-resistant infections in long-term care facilities: extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae and hypervirulent antibiotic resistant Clostridium difficile

Infections due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) residents constitute a public health concern. This multicenter study investigated the frequency of ESBL-producing pathogens and MDR Clostridium difficile in clinical specimens from LTCF residents in Italy. During October 2014 –March 2015, all urine and diarrheic fecal samples from LTCF residents (≥65 years) with suspected urinary tract infection or C. difficile infection, respectively, received for diagnosis by 4 hospital laboratories located in different cities were analyzed.

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - February 26, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Maria Giufr è, Marisa Accogli, Enrico Ricchizzi, Fabrizio Barbanti, Claudio Farina, Paolo Fazii, Romano Mattei, Mario Sarti, Agostino Barozzi, Rossella Buttazzi, Marina Cosentino, Maria Nardone, Vincenzo Savini, Patrizia Spigaglia, Maria Luisa Moro, Mari Source Type: research