ESBL, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Conditions
Keywords
Healthcare employees who work in the rehabilitation center
Brief summary
Medical staff will be screened for MRSA and ESBL (including: doctors, nurses, nurse aids, physical therapists, dietitians, Janitors and other medical staff). PURPOSE: To define the carriage of, and risk factors for carriage of resistant organisms among healthcare employees of carriers of resistant bacteria. To define activities of healthcare employees who likely to lead to dissemination of resistant bacteria in rehabilitation centers.
Detailed description
Detailed activity: Medical staff will be screened for MRSA and ESBL (including: doctors, nurses, nurse aids, physical therapists, dietitians, Janitors and other medical staff). Screening will be performed by obtaining nares and perirectal cultures. Nares cultures will be obtained by ward staff or research personnel who are experienced in performing this activity: a moisture swab will be applied gently to the distal part of both nares. Perirectal cultures, will be taken by swab, who will be applied to the perirectal area, either by staff as mentioned above, or will be given to the healthcare workers to perform by himself (with explanation on how to perform it).
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Health care employees
Exclusion criteria
* Age 18 years or less
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Healthcare employees) including: doctors, nurses, nurse aids, physical therapists, dietitians, Janitors and other medical staff) who work in the rehabilitation center | 1 YEAR |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary Contactyaffa LERMAN, MD
Outcome results
None listed