Table 1.
Characteristics of residents with nasal colonization of MRSA in the PPS (n = 193)
|
Characteristics of the study group |
No of participants |
% MRSA |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With MRSA | Without MRSA | OR; 95% CI | p-value | OR; 95% CI | p-value | ||
| Gender |
|
|
|
0.38; 0.13-1.07 |
- |
1.83; 0.623-6.226 |
0.0405 |
| Male |
5 |
72 |
6.9 |
|
|
|
|
| Female |
18 |
98 |
25.0 |
|
|
|
|
| Type of care |
|
|
|
0.31; 0.11-0.86 |
0.0011 |
2.76; 0.102-9.787 |
- |
| RHs |
5 |
81 |
6.9 |
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| NH |
18 |
89 |
25.0 |
||||
| Diabetes |
|
|
|
2.55; 1.049-6.18 |
- |
4.84; 0.786-25.933 |
- |
| Yes |
11 |
45 |
15.3 |
||||
| No |
12 |
125 |
16.7 |
||||
| Urinary incontinence: diapers |
|
|
|
1.49; 0.61-3.59 |
0.0196 |
1.83; 0.565-11.487 |
- |
| Yes |
10 |
58 |
13.9 |
||||
| No |
13 |
112 |
18.1 |
||||
| Urinary permanent catheterization |
|
|
|
2.3; 0.89-5.89 |
0.0014 |
1.267; 0.231-7.991 |
- |
| Yes |
8 |
32 |
11.1 |
||||
| No |
15 |
138 |
20.8 |
||||
| Dysphagia |
|
|
|
0.79; 0.22-2.86 |
0.0118 |
0.68; 0.103-53.815 |
- |
| Yes |
3 |
27 |
4.2 |
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| No |
20 |
143 |
27.8 |
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| Nasogastric tube |
|
|
|
55.63; 6.49-477.09 |
0.0228 |
1.93 e-7; 0.0-2.64 e-31 |
- |
| Yes |
7 |
19 |
9.7 |
||||
| No |
16 |
151 |
22.2 |
||||
| Ulcers |
|
|
|
4.1; 0.95-17.68 |
0.0482 |
0.21; 0.039-1.273 |
- |
| Yes |
3 |
6 |
4.2 |
||||
| No |
20 |
164 |
27.8 |
||||
| Feeding via gastrostomy tube |
|
|
|
3.94; 1.42-10.92 |
0.041 |
1.91; 0.123-8.134 |
- |
| Yes |
7 |
17 |
9.7 |
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| No |
16 |
153 |
22.2 |
||||
| Age mean ± SD (95% CI) [years] |
79.9 ± 116 (75.3-84.5) |
NA |
- |
NA |
0.0132 |
||
| Length of stay mean ± SD (95% CI) [years] |
3.8 ± 1.2 (1.4; 6.1) |
NA |
0.0151 |
NA |
- |
||
| Barthel’s Index, mean ± SD (95% CI) |
21.3 ± 25.5 (11.2-31.4) |
NA |
<0.001 |
NA |
- |
||
| Katz scale, mean ± SD (95% CI) |
1.6 ± 1.9 (0.9-2.4) |
NA |
0.004 |
NA |
- |
||
| Physical activity* mean ± SD (95% CI) [scale 1-5] | 3.7 ± 1.3 (3.2-4.2) | NA | <0.0013 | NA | 0.0009 | ||
*Physical dependence of the residents was classified according to a five-point scale (1-independent, 2- independent with falls, 3-limitations in movement, 4-bedridden, mobile, 5-bedridden, dependent).
SD – standard deviation; 95% CI – 95% confidence interval; NA not applicable.