Characteristics that promote transmission of Staphylococcus aureus in German nursing homes

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 816-821

  Wendt, Constanze ^a   Svoboda, D ^a   Schmidt, C ^a   Bock Hensley, O ^b   Von Baum, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Gesundheitsamt Rhein Neckar Kreis   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENTS' ROOMS; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 27144472819     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502499     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Fishbain JT, Lee JC, Nguyen HD, et al. Nosocomial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a blinded study to establish baseline acquisition rates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003; 24:415-421.
2. Booth CM, Matukas LM, Tomlinson GA, et al. Clinical features and short-term outcomes of 144 patients with SARS in the greater Toronto area. JAMA 2003;289:2801-2809.
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Tuberculosis outbreak in a community hospital: District of Columbia, 2002. MMWR 2004;53:214-216.
4. Dziekan G, Hahn A, Thune K, et al. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a teaching hospital: investigation of nosocomial transmission using a matched case-control study. J Hosp Infect 2000;46:263-270.
5. van der Sar-van der Brugge S, Arend SM, Bernards AT, et al. Risk factors for acquisition of Serratia marcescens in a surgical intensive care unit. J Hosp Infect 1999;41:291-299.
6. Byers KE, Anglim AM, Anneski CJ, et al. A hospital epidemic of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: risk factors and control. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2001;22:140-147.
7. Martinez JA, Ruthazer R, Hansjosten K, Barefoot L, Snydman DR. Role of environmental contamination as a risk factor for acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in patients treated in a medical intensive care unit. Arch Intern Med 2003;163:1905-1912.
8. Farrington M, Trundle C, Redpath C, et al. Effects on nursing workload of different methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) control strategies. J Hosp Infect 2000;46:118-122.
9. Nishi JI, Shirao K, Ito H, et al. Difference in incidence and transmission mode of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among surgery, orthopedics, and pediatrics wards: a prospective study at a university hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1998;19:107-109.
10. Pfaller M, Hollis RJ, Sader HS. PFGE of chromosomal DNA. In: Isenberg HD, ed. Clinical Microbiological Procedures Handbook. Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology; 1992:Section 10.5.C.
11. Mendelson G, Yearmack Y, Granot E, et al. Staphylococcus aureus carrier state among elderly residents of a long-term care facility. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2003;4:125-127.
12. Jernigan JA, Pullen AL, Partin C, Jarvis WR. Prevalence of and risk factors for colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an outpatient clinic population. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003; 24:445-450.
13. Lee YL, Cesario T, Pax A, et al. Nasal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus in active, independent, community seniors. Age Ageing 1999; 28:229-232.
14. Jonas D, Towner KJ, Loerwald M, et al. Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from two European regions with different prevalences of methicillin resistance. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2002;21:880-883.
15. Kibbler CC, Quick A, O'Neill AM. The effect of increased bed numbers on MRSA transmission in acute medical wards. J Hosp Infect 1998;39:213-219.
16. Drinka PJ, Krause P, Nest L, Goodman BM, Gravenstein S. Risk of acquiring influenza A in a nursing home from a culture-positive room-mate. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003;24:872-874.
17. Muto CA, Jernigan JA, Ostrowsky BE, et al. SHEA guideline for preventing nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and enterococcus. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003;24:362-386.
18. von Baum H, Schmidt C, Svoboda D, Bock-Hensley O, Wendt C. Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in residents of German nursing homes. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2002;23:511-515.
19. Rule BG, Milke DL, Dobbs AR. Design of institutions: cognitive functioning and social interactions of the aged resident. J Appl Gerontol 1992;11:475-488.