Heinze K, et al. - Newly admitted patient hands, nares, oropharynx, groin, and perianal region plus wounds and device insertion sites were cultured, if applicable, upon enrollment at day 14, day 30, and monthly follow-up up to 6 months in order to delineate the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) co-colonization that may promote resistance transfer and vancomycin-resistant S aureus emergence among nursing facility patients. In nursing facilities, co-colonization with MRSA was noted in correlation to VRE in high rates. Patient co-colonization could be predicted by indwelling device use, recent antibiotic use, diabetes, and open wounds.