Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Oct;41(10):1222-1224. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.215. Epub 2020 Jun 4.
The role of demographic characteristics, such as sex and race, as risk factors for colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms, has not been established in the nursing home setting. We demonstrate significantly higher prevalence overall in male patients, and sex differences are dependent on organism of interest and body site.
人口统计学特征(如性别和种族)在疗养院环境中作为导致多重耐药菌定植的危险因素的作用尚未确定。我们总体上显示男性患者的患病率明显更高,并且性别差异取决于关注的病原体和感染部位。