Table 2 Checklist of risk factors for carriage of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria
Risk factor | ||
|---|---|---|
1. Hospital admissionlasting > 5 days, during last 3 months | Yes ☐ | NO ☐ |
2. Institutionalized (prison, healthcare and social centers, geriatric centers, etc.) | Yes ☐ | NO ☐ |
3. Known colonization or infection with MDR pathogens | Yes ☐ | NO ☐ |
4. Antibiotic therapy ≥ 7 days in previous month (particularly 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins, flouroquinolones and carbapenems) | Yes ☐ | NO ☐ |
5. End-stage renaldisease under chronic hemodialysis or ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. | Yes ☐ | NO ☐ |
6. Comorbidities associated with high incidence of colonization or infection with MDR pathogens: Cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, chronic skin ulcers, etc. | Yes ☐ | NO ☐ |