Objective: To evaluate risk factors associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in a long-term-care facility (LTCF) for the elderly in Slovenia.
Setting: A 351-bed community LTCF for the elderly.
Design And Participants: This was a case-control study.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization among residents and healthcare workers (HCWs) of a long-term-care facility (LTCF), to assess possible routes of nosocomial spread, and to determine genetic relatedness of the isolates.
Setting: A 351-bed community LTCF for the elderly.
Design And Participants: Study investigators made two visits, approximately 3 months apart, to the facility.
The first detailed epidemiological study of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms identified in Slovenia was carried out. It was performed on a group of 40 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates that were randomly selected from all putative ESBL producers of this species recovered in a large hospital in Celje in 1997-2001. At least three different ESBLs, SHV-2, -5, and -12, were produced by the isolates and these enzymes seem to be common in nosocomial Enterobacteriaceae populations in countries of the region (e.
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