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The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of MDRGNOs and factors associated with MDRGNOs in patients with spinal cord injury or disorder (SCI\/D).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X17002380_abs2\" sec-type=\"general\"><jats:title>DESIGN<\/jats:title><jats:p>Retrospective cohort study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X17002380_abs3\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) electronic health record data from 142 VA facilities were evaluated for 19,642 patients with SCI\/D. Multivariable cluster-adjusted models were fit to identify factors associated with MDRGNO.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X17002380_abs4\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Gram-negative (GN) cultures occurred in 44% of patients with SCI\/D receiving care at VA facilities, and 11,527 (41.3%) GN cultures had an MDRGNO. The most frequent GN organisms (GNOs) were<jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic>(28.5%),<jats:italic>Klebsiella pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>(17.0%), and<jats:italic>Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/jats:italic>(16.0%). Two-thirds of GN cultures were from the outpatient setting, where MDRGNO prevalence was 37.6%. Significant geographic variation in the prevalence of MDRGNOs was identified (South, 44.7%; Northeast, 44.3%; West, 36.8%; Midwest, 34.4%). Other factors associated with an MDRGNO were older age, injury characteristics, comorbidities, specimen type, healthcare setting, and healthcare exposure. Black (odds ratio [OR], 1.58; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.39\u20131.78) and Hispanic race (OR, 1.58; 95% CI, 1.28\u20131.95), polymicrobial culture (OR, 2.67; 95% CI, 2.46\u20132.90), and antibiotic use in the previous 90 days (OR, 1.62; 95% CI, 1.50\u20131.76) were also associated with having an MDRGNO.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0899823X17002380_abs5\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title><jats:p>MDRGNOs were common in community and healthcare settings among veterans with SCI\/D, with significant geographic variation. Health care and antibiotic exposures were significant factors associated with MDRGNOs. Priority should be given to controlling the spread of MDRGNOs in this special population, including a focus on judicious use of antibiotics.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol<\/jats:italic>2017;38:1464\u20131471<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/ice.2017.238","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,21]],"date-time":"2017-11-21T07:12:25Z","timestamp":1511248345000},"page":"1464-1471","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Prevalence and Factors Associated With Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"38","author":[{"given":"Charlesnika T.","family":"Evans","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Margaret A.","family":"Fitzpatrick","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Makoto M.","family":"Jones","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephen P.","family":"Burns","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Linda","family":"Poggensee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Swetha","family":"Ramanathan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sherri L.","family":"LaVela","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nasia","family":"Safdar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katie J.","family":"Suda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/ice.2016.174"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1128\/AAC.01169-07"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref39","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0098400"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1128\/JCM.00134-12"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0003-9993(00)90108-4"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref36","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jamainternmed.2016.6625"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref33","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/sj.sc.3100429"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref32","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/clinids\/13.5.867"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1086\/655996"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1086\/527509"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1086\/675614"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref38","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/ice.2014.88"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajic.2015.09.006"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1086\/652152"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref34","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2016.4151"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref30","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/cid\/civ236"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.apmr.2009.02.012"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1067\/mic.2000.107424"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2010.05.023"},{"key":"S0899823X17002380_ref12","unstructured":"Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States. 2013. 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