Development and Validation of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Predict Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nursing Homes
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2019Journal
American journal of epidemiologyPublisher
Oxford University PressType
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The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization among nursing home residents is high. Health-care workers (HCWs) often serve as a vector in MRSA transmission. The ability to identify residents who are likely to transmit MRSA to HCWs' hands and clothing during clinical care is important so that infection control measures, such as Contact Precautions, can be employed. Using data on demographic and clinical characteristics collected from residents of community nursing homes in Maryland and Michigan between 2012 and 2014, we developed a clinical prediction rule predicting the probability of MRSA transmission to HCWs' gowns. We externally validated this model in a cohort of Department of Veterans Affairs nursing home residents from 7 states between 2012 and 2016. The prediction model, which included sex, race, resident dependency on HCWs for care, the presence of any medical device, diabetes mellitus, and chronic skin breakdown, showed good performance (C statistic = 0.70; sensitivity = 76%, specificity = 49%) in the development set. The decision curve analysis indicated that this model has greater clinical utility than use of a nares surveillance culture for MRSA colonization, which is current clinical practice for placing hospital inpatients on Contact Precautions. The prediction rule demonstrated less utility in the validation cohort, suggesting that a separate rule should be developed for residents of Veterans Affairs nursing homes.Keyword
decision curve analysisexternal validation
prediction rule
Decision Support Techniques
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional--prevention & control
Methicillan-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Nursing Homes
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