Journal article
Active surveillance cultures are not required to control MRSA infections in the critical care setting
American journal of infection control, Vol.36(6), pp.461-463
08/2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.09.011
PMID: 18675155
Abstract
Although the effectiveness of active surveillance cultures to identify and isolate patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains debated, hospitals are under increasing pressure to begin active surveillance programs. We analyzed our data on device-associated MRSA infections in the intensive care unit setting over a 4-year period during which multiple evidence-based interventions to reduce hospital-acquired infections were introduced without performing active surveillance cultures for MRSA. We observed reductions in all infections, including those caused by MRSA, and conclude that control of MRSA in the critical care setting does not require active surveillance cultures.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Active surveillance cultures are not required to control MRSA infections in the critical care setting
- Creators
- Michael B Edmond - Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA. medmond@vcu.eduJanis F OberGonzalo Bearman
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of infection control, Vol.36(6), pp.461-463
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.09.011
- PMID
- 18675155
- ISSN
- 0196-6553
- eISSN
- 1527-3296
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2008
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983905649302771
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