title: Multidrug-resistant organisms in a community living facility: tracking patient interactions and time spent in common areas.
abstract: Contact precautions in community living facilities (CLF) are used to reduce the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). However, this policy does not address the contamination of shared spaces, devices (eg, wheelchairs), and interactions with other patients. Using a real-time surveillance system, this study examines the time MDRO-positive patients spend interacting with others in communal areas. The findings from this study may be used to tailor MDRO policies and practices to the specific needs of CLF.
authors.affiliation: James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, HSR&D/RR&D Center of Excellence, 8900 Grand Oak Circle, Tampa, FL 33637, USA. mary.bowen3@va.gov
authors.forename: Mary Elizabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Craighead
authors.forename: S Angelina
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Klanchar
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nieves-Garcia
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D063373:Hand Hygiene; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents