Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Risk Factors for Carriage among Patients Transferred from Long-Term Care Facilities.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Patient transport between acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCFs) plays a significant role in microbial migration. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors associated with the colonization of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) among patients transferred from LTCFs. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed medical records to examine the colonization of MDROs. All patients who were transferred from LTCFs and admitted to an acute care hospital with 800 beds in Daejeon between March 2018 and February 2019 were included in the study. We surveyed rectal cultures and nasal swabs obtained for screening vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (

SUBMITTER: Jeong H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7335643 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature