Table 1

Eligibility criteria for patient/caregiver group

Group	Criteria
All participants	Provide oral informed consent
All participants	Speak and understand English
Group 1: Healthy patients	Have not had a resistant or hospital-acquired infection
Group 1: Healthy patients	Do not have a chronic illness that places them at risk for frequent hospitalisations and resulting hospital-acquired infection
Group 2: Recovered patients	Have recovered from a resistant or hospital-acquired infection
Group 2: Recovered patients	Do not have a chronic illness that places them at risk for frequent hospitalisations and resulting hospital-acquired infection
Group 3: At-risk patients	Have a chronic illness that puts them at risk for frequent hospitalisations and resulting hospital-acquired infections
Group 3: At-risk patients	May or may not have had a resistant or hospital-acquired infection
Group 4: Caregivers	Caregivers for groups 2 and 3*

*‘Caregiver’ denotes family/friend/other caregiver, as distinct from a healthcare professional (or ‘provider’).