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Shows MDRO contamination in nursing home staff, indicating the need for better hygiene practices.
Forearms and hands of 100 staff from five nursing homes were sampled on breakroom entry or end-of-shift. Twenty (20%) were multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO)-positive (90% methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ). Recent high contact resident-care activities were associated with contamination (OR = 9.1 (1.1–74.2), P = .04). Enhanced barrier precautions and hand hygiene are important to prevent staff MDRO acquisition.
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