Open AccessAssessment of race and sex as risk factors for colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms in six nursing homes
Author(s) -
Kyle J. Gontjes,
Kristen E. Gibson,
Bonnie Lansing,
Lona Mody,
Marco Cassone
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1017/ice.2020.215
Subject(s) - colonization , race (biology) , demography , medicine , organism , multiple drug resistance , gerontology , biology , drug resistance , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , sociology , botany
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.