Acquisition of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in the absence of antimicrobial exposure: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Erika M C D'AgataSara F GeffertRebecca McTavishFlorence WilsonChris CameronPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)
In most included studies, a subset of patients acquired an ARB but were not exposed to antimicrobials. Future studies need to address transmission dynamics of ARB acquisition in the absence of antimicrobials.