Do active surveillance and contact precautions reduce MRSA acquisition? A prospective interrupted time series.

BACKGROUND: Consensus for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) control has still not been reached. We hypothesised that use of rapid MRSA detection followed by contact precautions and single room isolation would reduce MRSA acquisition. METHODS: This study was a pre-planned prospective...

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Main Authors: Caroline Marshall, Michael Richards, Emma McBryde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3605415?pdf=render