Socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of multidrug resistance in Enterobacterales
Dylan Brown, Heather Henderson, Laura Ruegsegger, James Moody, David van Duin
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.
Topics & Concepts
Socioeconomic statusZip codeMultiple drug resistanceEnvironmental healthGeographyDemographyMedicineBiologyDrug resistanceSociologyMicrobiologyPopulationCartographyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotic Use and ResistanceClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research