Krankenhaushygiene - Generalscreening auf Intensivstationen - der Schlüssel zur effektiven MRSA-Prävention?

Abstract

The recommendations of the German Robert Koch Institute, concerning microbiological screening of newly admitted hospital patients for MRSA colonization, referred to specific risk groups such as patients admitted from long-term care facilities. New literature data indicate that a general MRSA screening policy of all incoming patients may be a cost-effective measure in intensive care units of large tertiary care hospitals.