Table 1 Characteristics of the population studied and risk factors for VRE carriage, in univariate analysis

Male sex

82

13

15.9

0.02

Major contact

49

9

18.4

0.03

Geriatric rehabilitation Unit hospitalization

43

11

25.6

0.02

Chemotherapy

29

1

3.4

0.17

Antibiotics

110

16

14.5

0.01

Glycopeptides

9

3

33.3

0.05

Cephalosporins

46

8

17.4

0.05

Carbapenems

9

1

11.1

0.62

Antibiotics ≥3

55

12

21.8

0.00

Corticoids

66

6

9.1

0.49

Surgery

141

14

9.9

0.58

Digestive stomia

15

2

13.3

0.46

Naso gastric tube

16

4

25

0.06

Parenteral nutrition

50

6

12

0.38

Enteral nutrition

12

2

16.2

0.34

Hemodialysis

27

4

14.8

0.27

Urinary catheter

93

12

12.9

0.14

Central venous catheter

76

10

13.2

0.17

Diabetes

61

7

11.5

0.41

Chronic respiratory pathology

26

3

11.5

0.50

McCabe = 2

3

2

66.7

0.03

In-home health care interventions

55

8

14.5

0.14

Type of housing prior hospitalization

home

168

17

10.1

0.76

independent living community housing

3

0

0

long-term care

1

0

0

nursing home

4

0

0

Dementia

41

9

22

0.01

Bedsore

16

5

31.3

0.01

Mental confusion

17

3

17.6

0.23

Hospitalization in the previous year

141

17

12.1

0.06

Ethylism

23

8

34.8

0.00