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. 2022 Aug 20;56(10):1804-1812.
doi: 10.1007/s43465-022-00713-5. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Effectiveness of Extended Infection Control Measures on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Among Orthopaedic Patients

T Latha  1   2 , Anil K Bhat  3   2 , H Manjunatha Hande  4 , Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay  5   2 , Elsa Sanatombi Devi  6 , Baby S Nayak  7 , Anice George  7
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Effectiveness of Extended Infection Control Measures on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Among Orthopaedic Patients

T Latha et al. Indian J Orthop. .

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to find the effectiveness of Extended Infection Control Measures (EICM) in reducing the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among orthopaedic surgery patients.

Methods: The study adopted a quasi-experimental design and was conducted in the orthopaedic units of a tertiary care hospital. This study recruited 168 orthopaedic patients and 154 healthcare professionals (HCPs). EICM included hand hygiene, decolonizing the patients and HCPS, staff education, feedback of surveillance data, treatment of high-risk and MRSA-infected patients, having separate equipment for MRSA-infected patients, and appropriate cleaning of patient's unit.

Results: The EICM effectively reduced MRSA infection from 21.2 to 6% (p < 0.001). It also resulted in improving the knowledge of HCPs in the prevention and management of MRSA infection (p < 0.001), and all colonized HCPs were successfully (100%) decolonized.

Conclusion: EICM is a promising intervention to combat MRSA infection among orthopaedic wards. Hence, it can be executed in orthopaedic wards, thereby improving the treatment quality and reducing the infection-related consequences.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43465-022-00713-5.

Keywords: Hand disinfection; Health personnel; Infection control; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Orthopaedic procedures; Wound and injuries.

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Conflict of InterestThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Procedure of patient recruitment from the wards and trauma center
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Rate of MRSA infection among orthopaedic surgery patients
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