Prevalence and Outcomes of Multi-Drug Resistant Blood Stream Infections Among Nursing Home Residents Admitted to an Acute Care Hospital.
Sainfer AliyuKevin McGowanDilbi HussainLama KanawatiMaria RuizSeife YohannesPublished in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2021)
Nursing home residents have a high prevalence of MDRO-BSI, which is associated with higher risk of receiving inappropriate initial anti-infective therapy, higher cost, higher ICU LOS, and higher mortality. Our research adds new information about the prevalence of fungemia in this population.