Table 1
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Number of studies that were reviewed for the 3 types of MDRO.
| MDRO |
MDR-GNB |
MRSA |
VRE |
| No. of Studies Reviewed/category |
30 |
35 |
39 |
Types of Healthcare Facilities from which Study or Report Arose
Number and percent of studies for various MDROs by healthcare facility type.
| Facility Type |
MDR-GNB |
MRSA |
VRE |
| No. (%) from academic facilities α |
30 (100) |
28 (80) |
33 (85) |
| No. (%) from other hospitals |
0 |
4 (11) |
3 (8) |
| No. (%) from LTCFs |
0 |
1 (3) |
2 (5) |
| No. (%) from multiple facilities in a region |
0 |
2 (6) |
1 (2) |
α Variably described as university hospitals, medical school affiliated hospitals, VA teaching hospitals, and, to a much lesser extent, community teaching hospitals
Unit of Study for MDRO Control Efforts
The unit of study and for each type of MDRO, the number and (%) of studies.
| Unit of Study |
MDR-GNB |
MRSA |
VRE |
| Special unit β |
20 |
13 |
19 |
| Hospital |
10 |
19 |
17 |
| LTCF |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Region |
0 |
2 |
1 |
β Includes intensive care units, burn units, dialysis units, hematology/oncology units, neonatal units, neonatal intensive care units, and, in a few instances, individual wards of a hospital
Nature of Study or Report on MDRO Control χ
Number of outbreak and non-outbreak studies for each of the 3 types of MDRO.
| Nature of Study |
MDR-GNB |
MRSA |
VRE |
| Outbreak |
22 |
19 |
28 |
| Non-outbreak |
8 |
16 |
11 |
χ Based on authors' description – if they called their experience an outbreak or not; authors vary in use of term so there is probable overlap between two categories
Total Period of Observation after Interventions Introduced
Time period and number of studies for each type of MDRO.
| Time Period |
MDR-GNB |
MRSA |
VRE |
| Less than 1 year |
17 |
14 |
25 |
| 1-2 years |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| 2-5 years |
5 |
11 |
8 |
| Greater than 5 years |
2 |
4 |
|
Numbers of Control Measures Employed in Outbreaks/Studies
Range, median, and mode for each type of MDRO, the number of studies.
| Outbreak Control Measures |
MDR-GNB |
MRSA |
VRE |
| Range |
2-12 |
0-11 |
1-12 |
| Median |
7 |
7 |
8 |
| Mode |
8 |
7 |
9 |
References for Tables
MDR-GNBs: (6, 8, 9, 11, 16, 38, 174, 175, 180, 209, 210, 213-215, 218, 334, 388, 406, 407)
MRSA: (68, 89, 152, 153, 165-173, 183, 188, 194, 204, 205, 208, 240, 269, 279, 280, 289, 304,312, 327, 365, 392, 397, 408-412)
