Healthcare personnel intestinal colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to assess the association between patient contact and intestinal carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) by sampling healthcare personnel (HCP) and staff without patient contact.

Methods

For this observational study, we recruited 400 HCP who worked in our 200-bed research hospital and 400 individuals without patient contact between November 2013 and February 2015. Participants submitted two self-collected perirectal swabs and a questionnaire. Swabs were processed for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Questionnaires explored occupational and personal risk factors for MDRO carriage.

Results

Among 800 participants, 94.4% (755/800) submitted at least one swab, and 91.4% (731/800) also

SUBMITTER: Decker BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5682231 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature