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Socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of multidrug resistance in Enterobacterales

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: We examined the association between multidrug resistance and socioeconomic status (SES), analyzing microbiological and ZIP-code-level socioeconomic data. Using generalized linear models, we determined that multidrug resistance is significantly and persistently more prevalent in samples taken from patients residing in low-income ZIP codes versus high-income ZIP codes in North Carolina.

Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.116

Authors: Dylan R. Brown, Heather I. Henderson, Laura Ruegsegger, James Moody, David van Duin

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Subfield: Molecular Medicine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases