Functional Disability and Nursing Resource Use Are Predictive of Antimicrobial Resistance in Nursing Homes
Objectives To use a simple measure of activities of daily living, wounds, and indwelling devices (urinary catheter, feeding tube) to predict prevalent, new, and intermittent multidrug‐resistant organism (MDRO) acquisition in nursing home (NH) residents. Design Secondary analysis, prospective cohort...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2015-04, Vol.63 (4), p.659-666 |
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To use a simple measure of activities of daily living, wounds, and indwelling devices (urinary catheter, feeding tube) to predict prevalent, new, and intermittent multidrug‐resistant organism (MDRO) acquisition in nursing home (NH) residents.
Design
Secondary analysis, prospective cohort study.
Setting
Southeast Michigan NHs (n = 15).
Participants
NH residents (N = 111, mean age 81) with two or more monthly visits (729 total).
Measurements
Monthly microbiological surveillance for MDROs from multiple anatomic sites from enrollment until discharge or 1 year. The Arling scale, previously developed as a measure of NH residents' need (time‐intensity) for nursing resources, was used to predict prevalent and time to new or intermittent acquisition (months) of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin‐resistant enterococci (VRE), and antibiotic‐resistant gram‐negative bacteria (R‐GNB) colonization using multiple‐failure accelerated time‐factor survival analysis, controlling for comorbidity, hospitalization, and antibiotic use in the prior month.
Results
One‐fifth of participants had a wound, and one‐third had a device. There were 60 acquisitions of MRSA, 56 of R‐GNB, and 15 of VRE. Expected time to acquisition was less than 1 year for MRSA (median 6.7 months) and R‐GNB (median 4.5 months) and more than 1 year for VRE (median 40 months). Arling score was associated with earlier new MRSA and VRE acquisition. A resident with only mild functional impairment and no device or wound would be expected to acquire MRSA in 20 months, versus 5 months for someone needing the most‐intense nursing contact.
Conclusion
MDRO acquisition is common in community NHs. Need for nursing care predicts new MDRO acquisition in NHs, suggesting potential mechanisms for MDRO acquisition and strategies for future interventions for high‐risk individuals (e.g., enhanced barrier precautions). |
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ISSN: | 0002-8614 1532-5415 |
DOI: | 10.1111/jgs.13353 |