Prevalence and Incidence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Organisms among Hospitalized Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experience frequent hospitalizations and use of immunosuppressive medications, which may predispose them to colonization with antimicrobial-resistant organisms (ARO).

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Main Authors: Alon Vaisman, Kevin Pivovarov, Allison McGeer, Barbara Willey, Bjug Borgundvaag, Vanessa Porter, Piraveina Gnanasuntharam, Yanliang Wei, Geoffrey C Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/609230
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