Risk factors for colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among nursing home residents

2000 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.P. O'Sullivan ◽  
C.T. Keane
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage in Residents of German Nursing Homes

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 511-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. von Baum ◽  
C. Schmidt ◽  
D. Svoboda ◽  
O. Bock-Hensley ◽  
Constanze Wendt
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Prevalence Survey ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

Objectives:To determine the prevalence of and the risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in nursing home residents in the Rhine-Neckar region of southern Germany.Design:Point-prevalence survey.Setting:Forty-seven nursing homes in the region.Participants:All residents of the approached nursing homes who agreed to participate.Methods:After informed consent was obtained, all participants had their nares swabbed, some personal data collected, or both. All swabs were examined for growth of MRSA All S. aureus isolates underwent oxacillin susceptibility testing and polymerase chain reaction for demonstration of the meek gene. All MRSA isolates were typed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis after digestion with SmaI.Results:Swabs from 3,236 nursing home residents yielded 36 MRSA strains, contributing to a prevalence rate of 1.1%. Significant risk factors for MRSA carriage in the multivariate analysis were the presence of wounds or urinary catheters, limited mobility, admission to a hospital during the preceding 3 months, or stay in a medium-size nursing home. One predominant MRSA strain could be detected in 30 of the 36 MRSA carriers.Conclusions:The prevalence of MRSA in German nursing homes is still low. These residents seemed to acquire their MRSA in the hospital and transfer it to their nursing home. Apart from well-known risk factors for the acquisition of MRSA we identified the size of the nursing home as an independent risk factor. This might be due to an increased use of antimicrobials in nursing homes of a certain size.

Double-swab 5% versus single-swab 10% iodophor for reducing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with routine chlorhexidine bathing

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Lauren T. Heim ◽  
Loren G. Miller ◽  
Raveena D. Singh ◽  
James A. McKinnell ◽  
Tabitha D. Catuna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Nasal Carriage ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Chlorhexidine Bathing

Abstract In a prospective cohort study, we compared a 2-swabs-per-nostril 5% iodophor regimen with a 1-swab-per-nostril 10% iodophor regimen on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in nursing-home residents. Compared with baseline, both single-swab and double-swab regimens resulted in an identical 40% reduction in nasal carriage and 60% reduction in any carriage, skin or nasal.

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nursing Home Residents

1991 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 705-706
Author(s):  
Patrick P. Coll ◽  
Eric Jackson ◽  
Rita Srugis ◽  
Clement C. S. Hsu ◽  
E. Jaquelyn Kirkis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nursing Home Residents

1991 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 705-706
Author(s):  
Patrick P. Coll ◽  
Eric Jackson ◽  
Rita Srugis ◽  
Clement C. S. Hsu ◽  
E. Jaquelyn Kirkis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Methicillin Resistant
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