Abstract
Background: Intense efforts at reducing MRSA infections have been used in Singapore hospitals from 2007 with active surveillance, intense hand hygiene campaigns, public displays of surveillance results and audio and visual reminders. Aim: We evaluated the impact of this campaign on overall Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bloodstream infection rates.
Highlights
Introduction / objectives Background: Intense efforts at reducing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have been used in Singapore hospitals from 2007 with active surveillance, intense hand hygiene campaigns, public displays of surveillance results and audio and visual reminders
Intense efforts at reducing MRSA infections have been used in Singapore hospitals
Infections were classified as community acquired
Summary
A targeted methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) control program did not affect total nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bloodstream infections (BSI) despite reducing MRSA BSI. From International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC 2011) Geneva, Switzerland. Introduction / objectives Background: Intense efforts at reducing MRSA infections have been used in Singapore hospitals from 2007 with active surveillance, intense hand hygiene campaigns, public displays of surveillance results and audio and visual reminders. Aim: We evaluated the impact of this campaign on overall Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bloodstream infection rates
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