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How can the transfer of resistant microorganisms occur from one patient to another?
Antibiotics are a common treatment for human infections, however, sometimes bacteria can develop a resistance to antibiotics that renders the treatment ineffective. Resistance is developed through the natural, adaptive reactions of the bacteria which can then spread if a patient carries these antibiotic resistant bacteria. The most common vectors for bacteria spread are dirty hands or contaminated objects; eventually patients will be sent home and can spread resistant bacteria to others outside the hospital as well (ECDC).
