Gut Microbiota Features on Nursing Home Admission Are Associated With Subsequent Acquisition of Antibiotic-resistant Organism Colonization | Zendy

Joyce Wang | Zendy; Marco Cassone | Zendy; Kristen Gibson | Zendy; Bonnie Lansing | Zendy; Lona Mody | Zendy; Evan S. Snitkin | Zendy; Krishna Rao | Zendy

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Gut Microbiota Features on Nursing Home Admission Are Associated With Subsequent Acquisition of Antibiotic-resistant Organism Colonization

Author(s) -

Joyce Wang,

Marco Cassone,

Kristen Gibson,

Bonnie Lansing,

Lona Mody,

Evan S. Snitkin,

Krishna Rao

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciaa662

Subject(s) - colonization , organism , antibiotics , colonisation resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , genetics

Nursing home (NH) patients often acquire colonization with antibiotic-resistant organisms (AROs). We show that patients exposed to broad-spectrum antibiotics during previous hospitalizations have elevated enterococcal relative abundances on NH admission and higher risk of subsequent ARO acquisition. Our findings suggest that interventions preventing ARO spread should extend beyond NH doors.

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