Table 1 Overview of nationally pre-defined risk factors from the Dutch guidelines in the study period
From: Rate of nosocomial MRSA transmission evaluated via contact screening
MRSA Risk factors warranting screening upon admission |
A recent stay in a hospital abroad |
An MRSA-positive household member |
A history of MRSA carriage in the past |
Contact with industrially farmed livestock |
Adopted children from abroad with regular hospital contacts |
Patient from an outbreak setting in a health institution |
Recent exposure through unprotected contact with an MRSA carrier |