Table 2.

Adjusted Association Between Healthcare Personnel Type and Contamination of Gloves or Gowns With Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Type of Healthcare Personnel (N = 3982)	Number of Gloves or Gowns With MRSA/Number of Observations (% Gloves or Gowns With MRSA)	Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Occupational/physical therapist	27/83 (32.5)	6.96 (3.51, 13.79)
Respiratory therapist	87/322 (27.0)	5.34 (3.04, 9.39)
Nurse	404/2292 (17.6)	3.09 (1.84, 5.19)
Patient care technician	36/293 (12.3)	2.02 (1.09, 3.74)
Medical doctor/nurse practitioner	61/541 (11.3)	1.83 (1.04, 3.25)
Environmental services	13/204 (6.4)	0.98 (0.46, 2.09)
Othera	16/247 (6.5)	Ref

Adjusted for time spent in the patient’s room.

^aIncludes social workers, nutritionists, researchers, and similar personnel.

Abbreviation: MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.