A prospective observational study of the prevalence and risk factors for colonization by antibiotic resistant bacteria in patients at admission to hospital in singapore

• Main Authors: Young, B.E, Lye, D.C, Krishnan, P, Chan, S.P, Leo, Y.S
• Other Authors: MEDICINE
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: antibiotic agent; antiinfective agent; adult; article; bacterial colonization; bacterial load; bacterial transmission; bacterium examination; bacterium identification; drug use; extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae; feces analysis; female; hospital admission; hospital patient; hospitalization; human; major clinical study; male; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; nonhuman; observational study; outpatient care; prediction; predictor variable; prevalence; risk assessment; risk factor; Singapore; tertiary care center; vancomycin resistant Enterococcus; adolescent; aged; antibiotic resistance; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterococcus; infection control; microbiology; middle aged; prospective study; Staphylococcal Infections; very elderly; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Infection Control; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/181499
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/1471-2334-14-298