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Review
. 2013 Mar;1(1):43-45.
doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2013.01.006. Epub 2013 Mar 6.

Controlling hospital MRSA

Ian M Gould  1
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Review

Controlling hospital MRSA

Ian M Gould. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2013 Mar.

Abstract

Recent evidence from publications describing the success of interventions to control hospital meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), often in the endemic setting, is reviewed. Overall, there is cautious ground for optimism that MRSA can be controlled in a cost-effective manner by employing a bundle approach, the mainstay of which is widespread admission screening to inform patient-specific control measures.

Keywords: Bundles; Chlorhexidine; Decolonisation; Healthcare-associated infection; MRSA; Screening.

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