Table 1.
Participant characteristics, Geneva university hospitals, Switzerland (n=136)
| Perception of MDRO screening | |
| MDRO screening is the responsibility of the ED (N=111) | |
| Fully agree | 26 (23.4) |
| Mostly agree | 52 (46.8) |
| Mostly disagree | 23 (20.7) |
| Fully disagree | 10 (9.0) |
| Perception of MDRO screening priority (N=114) | |
| High | 35 (30.7) |
| Moderate | 59 (51.8) |
| Low | 20 (17.5) |
| Knowledge of MDRO screening | |
| Knowledge of MDRO prevalence among patients transferred from foreign countries (N=124) | |
| <20% | 8 (6.5) |
| 20%–39% | 31 (25.0) |
| 40%–59% | 25 (20.2) |
| ≥60% | 15 (12.1) |
| Don’t know | 45 (36.3) |
| Knowledge of all MDROs to be screened systematically in the hospital | |
| Do not know all MDROs to be screened systematically | 126 (92.6) |
| Know all MDROs to be screened systematically | 10 (7.4) |
| Knowledge of IPC measures to avoid cross-transmission | |
| 0 correct answer | 10 (7.4) |
| 1–2 correct answers | 90 (66.2) |
| 3 correct answers | 36 (26.5) |
| Respondents’ experience | |
| No of years in your current profession (N=135) | |
| <1 | 0 (0) |
| 1–2 | 4 (3.0) |
| 3–5 | 19 (14.1) |
| 6–10 | 26 (19.3) |
| ≥11 | 86 (63.7) |
| No of years in the hospital (N=135) | |
| <1 | 3 (2.2) |
| 1–2 | 12 (8.9) |
| 3–5 | 26 (19.3) |
| 6–10 | 94 (69.6) |
| Specialised training in emergency care (N=135) | |
| Yes | 63 (46.7) |
| No | 46 (34.1) |
| Ongoing | 19 (14.1) |
| Not applicable | 7 (5.2) |
| Course in infection prevention (N=119) | |
| No | 31 (26.1) |
| Yes | 88 (73.9) |
| Participation in risk management committee (N=135) | |
| Yes, I am currently participating | 13 (9.6) |
| Yes, in the past, but I am not currently participating | 16 (11.9) |
| No | 106 (78.5) |
ED, emergency department; IPC, infection prevention and control; MDRO, multidrug-resistant organism.