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Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Multidrug Resistant Organism (MDRO) Colonization in 3 Nursing Homes

Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
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.
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.215
Authors: James A. McKinnell, Loren G. Miller, Raveena Singh, Ken Kleinman, Ellena M. Peterson, Kaye D. Evans, Tabitha D. Dutciuc, Lauren Heim, Adrijana Gombosev, Marlene Estevez, Bryn Launer, Tom Tjoa, Steven Tam, Michael A. Bolaris, Susan S. Huang
Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles, The Lundquist Institute, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, University of California, Irvine, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2526453775
FWCI: 4.614
Cites: 9
Cited by: 42
Related to: 10