Multidrug-Resistant Organisms on Patients' Hands: A Missed Opportunity

JAMA Intern Med. 2016 May 1;176(5):705-6. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0142.

Authors

Jie Cao¹, Lillian Min², Bonnie Lansing³, Betsy Foxman⁴, Lona Mody²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
² Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan3Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
⁴ School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

No abstract available

Publication types

Observational Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carrier State / epidemiology*
Cohort Studies
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
Female
Hand / microbiology*
Humans
Infection Control
Male
Michigan
Prospective Studies
Subacute Care / statistics & numerical data

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