Table 1.

Demographics and characteristics of VRE colonized ICU patients enrolled between January 1, 2017 and November 15, 2017

Characteristic	N=96
Age in years, mean (SD)	60.8 (13)
White race	51 (53)
Male sex, n (%)	50 (52)
ICU location, n (%)
Medical ICU	58 (60)
Surgical ICU	38 (40)
Elixhauser Index, median (range)	6 (0 – 14)
Diarrhea, n (%)	29 (30)
Wound, n (%)	56 (58)
Endotracheal tube, n (%)	50 (52)
Central line, n (%)	68 (71)
Foley catheter, n (%)	55 (57)
Chest tube, n (%)	7 (7)
Surgical drain, n (%)	25 (26)
Rectal tube, n (%)	32 (33)
Nasogastric tube, n (%)	53 (55)
Number of devices, mean (SD)	3 (1.6)

Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; n, number; SD, standard deviation; and VRE, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus...