Comparison of strategies to reduce meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus rates in surgical patients: A controlled multicentre intervention trial

• Main Authors: Andie S. Lee, Ben S. Cooper, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Annie Chalfine, George L. Daikos, Carolina Fankhauser, Biljana Carevic, Sebastian Lemmen, José Antonio Martinez, Cristina Masuet-Aumatell, Angelo Pan, Gabby Phillips, Bina Rubinovitch, Herman Goossens, Christian Brun-Buisson, Stephan Harbarth
• Other Authors: Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/32112
• Institution: Mahidol University

Objective: To compare the effect of two strategies (enhanced hand hygiene vs meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening and decolonisation) alone and in combination on MRSA rates in surgical wards. Design: Prospective, controlled, interventional cohort study, with 6-month baseline,...