Abstract
Nursing home residents are at risk for acquiring and transmitting MDROs. A serial point-prevalence study of 605 residents in 3 facilities using random sampling found MDRO colonization in 45% of residents: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, 26%); extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL, 17%); vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. (VRE, 16%); carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE, 1%). MDRO colonization was associated with history of MDRO, care needs, incontinence, and catheters. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1485-1488.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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California / epidemiology
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Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
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Cross Infection / epidemiology
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Cross Infection / microbiology*
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
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Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology*
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Humans
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Linear Models
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Nursing Homes
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Prevalence
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Risk Factors
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci / isolation & purification
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beta-Lactamases / isolation & purification