Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of variables for MRSA and C. difficile contamination in patient rooms
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Unexposed rooms (n = 26) |
MRSA exposed rooms (n = 10) |
C. difficile exposed rooms (n = 3) |
Overall Prevalence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variablesa | MRSA (%) | C. difficile (%) | MRSA (%) | C. difficile (%) | MRSA (%) | C. difficile (%) | MRSA (%) | C. difficile (%) |
| General prevalence |
6/149 (4.0) |
9/149 (6.0) |
1/52 (1.9) |
1/52 (1.9) |
0/17 (0) |
4/17 (23.5) |
7/218 (3.2) |
14/218 (6.4) |
| Ward: |
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|
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| Medicine Ab |
4/54 (7.4) |
3/54 (5.6) |
0/20 (0) |
1/20 (5.0) |
0/5 (0) |
2/5 (40) |
4/79 (5.1) |
6/79 (7.6) |
| Medicine Bc |
0/35 (0) |
3/35 (8.6) |
1/16 (6.3) |
0/16 (0) |
No sampling |
No sampling |
1/51 (1.9) |
3/51 (5.9) |
| Surgeryd |
2/60 (3.3) |
3/60 (5.0) |
0/16 (0) |
0/16 (0) |
0/12 (0) |
2/12 (16.7) |
2/88 (2.3) |
5/88 (5.7) |
| Material type: |
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|
|
| Cork |
0/23 (0) |
3/23 (13) |
0/7 (0) |
1/7 (14.3) |
0/3 (0) |
2/3 (66.7) |
0/33 (0) |
6/33 (18.2) |
| Fabric |
0/26 (0) |
0/26 (0) |
1/8 (12.5) |
0/8 (0) |
0/2 (0) |
0/2 (0) |
1/36 (2.8) |
0/36 (0) |
| Laminate |
1/26 (3.8) |
1/26 (3.8) |
0/9 (0) |
0/9 (0) |
0/3 (0) |
1/3 (33.3) |
1/38 (2.6) |
2/38 (5.3) |
| Plastic |
5/74 (6.8) |
5/74 (6.8) |
0/28 (0) |
0/28 (0) |
0/9 (0) |
1/9 (11.1) |
5/111 (4.5) |
6/111 (5.4) |
| Surface sampled: |
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| Bulletin boarde |
0/23 (0) |
3/23 (13) |
0/7 (0) |
1/7 (14.3) |
0/3 (0) |
2/3 (66.7) |
0/33 (0) |
6/33 (18.2) |
| Chair backe |
4/25 (16) |
2/25 (8) |
0/10 (0) |
0/10 (0) |
0/3 (0) |
0/3 (0) |
4/38 (10.5) |
2/38 (5.3) |
| End of bed |
1/26 (3.8) |
1/26 (3.8) |
0/10 (0) |
0/10 (0) |
0/3 (0) |
1/3 (33.3) |
1/39 (2.6) |
2/39 (5.1) |
| Overbed tablee |
1/26 (3.8) |
1/26 (3.8) |
0/9 (0) |
0/9 (0) |
0/3 (0) |
1/3 (33.3) |
1/38 (2.6) |
2/38 (5.3) |
| Privacy curtaine |
0/26 (0) |
0/26 (0) |
1/8 (12.5) |
0/8 (0) |
0/2 (0) |
0/2 (0) |
1/36 (2.8) |
0/36 (0) |
| Televisione | 0/23 (0) | 2/23 (8.7) | 0/8 (0) | 0/8 (0) | 0/3 (0) | 0/3 (0) | 0/34 (0) | 2/34 (5.9) |
n = number of rooms.
a Denominator is based on the number of surfaces in patient rooms that were tested.
b Total of 10 unexposed rooms, 4 MRSA exposed rooms, 1 C. difficile exposed room located in ward Medicine A.
c Total of 6 unexposed rooms, 3 MRSA exposed rooms, 0 C. difficile exposed rooms located in ward Medicine B.
d Total of 10 unexposed rooms, 3 MRSA exposed rooms, 2 C. difficile exposed rooms located in the surgical ward.
e Surfaces were not present in all patient rooms at the time of sampling.