Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus Aureus</i> Carriage in Residents of German Nursing Homes

Abstract

The prevalence of MRSA in German nursing homes is still low. These residents seemed to acquire their MRSA in the hospital and transfer it to their nursing home. Apart from well-known risk factors for the acquisition of MRSA, we identified the size of the nursing home as an independent risk factor. This might be due to an increased use of and microbials in nursing homes of a certain size.