Open AccessOptimizing Contact Precautions to Curb the Spread of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria in Hospitals: A Multicenter Cohort Study to Identify Patient Characteristics and Healthcare Personnel Interactions Associated With Transmission of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Author(s) -
Lyndsay M. O’Hara,
David Calfee,
Loren G. Miller,
Lisa Pineles,
Laurence S. Magder,
J. Kristie Johnson,
Daniel J. Morgan,
Anthony D. Harris
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciz621
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , respiratory therapist , confidence interval , anterior nares , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , healthcare worker , infection control , prospective cohort study , emergency medicine , cohort study , cohort , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , health care , intensive care medicine , bacteria , biology , economic growth , economics , genetics
Healthcare personnel (HCP) acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria on their gloves and gowns when caring for intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Yet, contact precautions for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains controversial despite existing guidelines. We sought to understand which patients are more likely to transfer MRSA to HCP and to identify which HCP interactions are more likely to lead to glove or gown contamination.