"Prescribing high-risk antibiotics to nursing home patients may be linked with higher likelihood of being colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) or having MDRO-contaminated rooms," ...

(Reuters Health) - Some nursing home facilities prescribe antibiotics more often than others, which is tied to increased health risks, even for residents who don’t receive the medications, according ...

Hospitals and nursing homes in California and Illinois are testing a surprisingly simple strategy to stop the dangerous, antibiotic-resistant superbugs that kill thousands of people each year: washing ...

California and Illinois are testing a simple strategy in select facilities. Hospitals and nursing homes in California and Illinois are testing a surprisingly simple strategy against the dangerous, ...