Table 1 Prevalence of colonization or infection with multidrug-resistant organisms in elderly bedridden patients with dementia vs. other patients
Organism | EBRPD (n = 405) | non-EBRPD (n = 1262) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci | 9 (2.2%) | 20 (1.6%) | 1.41 (0.64–3.12) | 0.4 |
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus | 50 (12.3%) | 78 (6.2%) | 2.14 (1.47–3.11) | < 0.001 |
Multidrug-resistant A. baumannii | 35 (8.6%) | 38 (3.0%) | 3.05 (1.90–4.89) | < 0.001 |
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae | 12 (3.0%) | 32 (2.5%) | 1.17 (0.60–2.30) | 0.6 |
C. difficile | 17 (4.2%) | 21 (1.7%) | 2.59 (1.35–4.96) | 0.003 |
ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae | 122 (30.1%) | 137 (10.9%) | 3.54 (2.69–4.67) | < 0.001 |
Any MDROa | 159 (39.3%) | 227 (18.0%) | 2.95 (2.30–3.77) | < 0.001 |