MRSA Elderly Patient Risk Score | Medical Algorithm

Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient being admitted to a geriatric hospital?

Yes

Is the patient being transferred in from another hospital?

Yes

Has the patient been previously hospit-alized within the past 2 years?

Yes

Has the patient been treated with antibiotics during the past 4 weeks?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Total risk score

The risk that the patient is colonized with MRSA is

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Risk Score for Identifying a Patient with Unknown Carriage of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) at Hospital Admission
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Risk Score for Identifying a Patient with Unknown Carriage of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) at Hospital Admission
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Risk Score for Identifying a Patient with Unknown Carriage of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) at Hospital Admission
Complications

Therapy

Selection
- Risk Score for Identifying a Patient with Unknown Carriage of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) at Hospital Admission
- Score for Identifying Surgical Patient with MRSA Carriage at Hospital Admission
Prevention
- Preventing Transmission of MRSA Among Sports Participants | CDC Recommendations

Monitoring

Complication Detection

Patient Concerns

Exercise
- Preventing Transmission of MRSA Among Sports Participants | CDC Recommendations

Societal Concerns

Social Stability
- Preventing Transmission of MRSA Among Sports Participants | CDC Recommendations
Public Health

Specialty

Infectious Diseases

Objective

risk factors
complications
selection
complication detection
public health

ICD-10

A49.0 - Staphylococcal infection, unspecified site
U80.1 - Methicillin resistant agent

Risk Score for Identifying Patient with Unknown Carriage of MRSA on Admission to Geriatric Hospital

Purpose: To evaluate a patient being admitted to a geriatric hospital for the risk of being colonized with MRSA using the score of Sax et al.