Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections in Geriatric Hospitalized Patients before and after the COVID-19 Outbreak: Results from a Retrospective Observational Study in Two Geriatric Wards

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria is unknown. The purpose of this study was to assess prevalence, etiology, and association with mortality of MDR bacteria in older adult patients before and after the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. An observation...

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Published in:	Antibiotics (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 95
Main Authors:	Gasperini, Beatrice, Cherubini, Antonio, Lucarelli, Moira, Espinosa, Emma, Prospero, Emilia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 01.01.2021 MDPI
Subjects:	Activities of daily living Antibiotics Antimicrobial agents Bacteria Bacterial diseases Bacterial infections Coliforms Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disinfection & disinfectants E coli Etiology Geriatrics Hospitalization Infections Length of stay Mortality Multidrug resistance multidrug-resistant bacteria Observational studies older adults Older people Pandemics Public health Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Staphylococcus Urinary tract diseases Urinary tract infections Urine Urogenital system Viral diseases COVID-19 multidrug-resistant bacteria older adults hospitalization Staphylococcus
ISSN:	2079-6382, 2079-6382
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