MDRGN bacteria
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MDRGN bacteria is an abbreviation for multidrug resistant gram-negative bacteria. For hospitalized patients, and especially patients in intensive care unit
s, these bacterial infections pose a serious and (as of 2010) rapidly emerging threat.
The above quote was taken from an interview by Luke F. Chen, at the Infectious Diseases Society of America
2010 Annual Meeeting. A study of MDRGN in long-term care facilities, reported in 2010, concluded that patients with severe dementia who require assistance with the activities of daily life are at high risk of MDRGN co-colonization and may be the "superspreaders" of MDRGN in these facilities.
Intensive Care Unit
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s, these bacterial infections pose a serious and (as of 2010) rapidly emerging threat.
The above quote was taken from an interview by Luke F. Chen, at the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Infectious Diseases Society of America
The Infectious Diseases Society of America is a medical association representing physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. As of 2010, IDSA had approximately 9,000 members...
2010 Annual Meeeting. A study of MDRGN in long-term care facilities, reported in 2010, concluded that patients with severe dementia who require assistance with the activities of daily life are at high risk of MDRGN co-colonization and may be the "superspreaders" of MDRGN in these facilities.