Risk Factors for Fecal Colonization With Multiple Distinct Strains ofEscherichia coliAmong Long-Term Care Facility Residents
Open Access
- 1 May 2009
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 30 (5) , 491-493
- https://doi.org/10.1086/597234
Abstract
Of 49 long-term care facility residents, 21 (43%) were colonized with 2 or more distinct strains ofEscherichia coli.There were no significant risk factors for colonization with multiple strains ofE. coli.These results suggest that future efforts to efficiently identify the diversity of colonizing strains will be challenging.Keywords
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