O'Sullivan N P, Keane C T
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Central Pathology Laboratory, St James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin, 8, Ireland.
J Hosp Infect. 2000 Jul;45(3):206-10. doi: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0759.
Risk factors predictive of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in 786 of 910 nursing home residents were evaluated. A customized questionnaire was completed by theresidents, who were screened for MRSA. The risk factors significantly associated with MRSA colonization were male sex, age >80 years, residence in the nursing home for <six months, hospitalization during the previous 6 months, peripheral vascular disease, pressure sores, steroid therapy, poor general skin condition, antibiotic therapy during the previous three months and a mental test score of O14. Multivariate analysis identified male sex and pressure sores as independent variables.
