Table 2.

Characteristics of Nursing Home Residents Who Were Swabbed (N = 1400)

Variable	n (%)
Female	889 (64)
Age, y
<65	207 (15)
65–74	279 (20)
75–84	371 (27)
≥85	543 (39)
Length of stay, d
<15	178 (13)
15–30	122 (9)
31–100	217 (16)
101–364	537 (38)
≥365	346 (25)
MDRO history by chart review
Any MDRO	180 (13)
MRSA	116 (8)
VRE	22 (2)
ESBL	81 (6)
CRE	0 (0)
Diabetes	447 (32)
Incontinence status
Stool	881 (63)
Urine	848 (61)
Bed bound	310 (22)
Devices	250 (18)
GI device*	145 (10)
Urinary catheter	89 (6)
Central venous catheter	34 (2)
Wounds	162 (12)

^*Gastrointestinal device: nasogastric tubes, oral-gastric tubes, oral-jejunal tubes, percutaneous gastric tubes.