Risk Factors for Among Admitted Patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2020-2022).

Introduction: (formerly known as ()) can cause invasive infections with high mortality rates and the ability to colonize the skin, persist in healthcare environments, and cause healthcare-associated outbreaks. Certain patients are at a significant risk of infection. Our hospital is a 1000-bed tertiary teaching hospital that caters to, among other patients, critically ill and immunocompromised patients.

Objective: To identify the risk factors for infection/colonized patients in hospitals located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of the risk factors associated with 53 cases identified from the beginning of 2020 to the end of 2022. We performed a retrospective review of all patients who tested positive for within the reporting period of their risk factors. Patients were triaged via a risk assessment tool at the time of admission to inpatient locations.

Results: Of the 53 patients identified, 20 were females, and 33 were males, with ages ranging from 15 to 98 years. The identified risk factors included comorbidities (n = 44 (85%)), previous admission to other hospitals (n = 27 (50.9%)), and admission to the high-risk unit (n = 19 (35%)). The other variables included the presence of wounds (n = 18 (34%)), medical devices (n = 17 (32.1%)), and prior antimicrobial use (n = 12 (22%)).

Conclusion: These findings are similar to those of other studies in that certain identified risk factors contribute to infection or colonization with .