High Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Colonization in 28 Nursing Homes: An "Iceberg Effect".

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Determine the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. (VRE), extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing organisms (ESBLs), and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) among residents and in the environment of nursing homes (NHs).

Design

Point prevalence sampling of residents and environmental sampling of high-touch objects in resident rooms and common areas.

Setting

Twenty-eight NHs in Southern California from 2016 to 2017.

Participants

NH participants in Project PROTECT, a cluster-randomized trial of enhanced bathing and decolonization vs routine care.

Methods

Fifty residents were randomly sampled per NH. Twenty objects were sampled, including 5 common room objects plus 5 o

SUBMITTER: McKinnell JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708431 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature