Table 3.
Adjusted Associations Between Contact With Patient and Environmental Domains and HCW Glove or Gown Contamination With VRE
| Patient Care Activity | HCW-Patient Interactions (N = 466)a |
Interactions Resulting in Contamination, No. (%) |
OR (95% CI)b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touched patient domain only, no. (%) | 50 (11) | 10 (20) | 3.65 (1.17–11.41) |
| Touched both patient and environmental domains, no. (%) | 333 (71) | 57 (17) | 2.78 (0.99–7.77) |
| Touched environment only, no. (%) | 83 (18) | 4 (5) | Reference |
Note. HCW, healthcare worker; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; VRE, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.
a
Three HCWs did not touch anything in the patient room during the observation period.
b
From a generalized estimating equation model adjusted for VRE burden, diarrhea, nasogastric tube, and HCW time spent in patient room.