TRENDS IN THE PREVALENCE OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS ASSOCIATED WITH DISCONTINUATION OF AN ISOLATION POLICY

Authors
FAZAL BA TELZAK EE BLUM S TURETT GS PETERSENFITZPATRICK FE LORIAN V
Citation
Ba. Fazal et al., TRENDS IN THE PREVALENCE OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS ASSOCIATED WITH DISCONTINUATION OF AN ISOLATION POLICY, Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 17(6), 1996, pp. 372-374
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Infection control and hospital epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0899823X
Volume
17
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
372 - 374
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-823X(1996)17:6<372:TITPOM>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The number of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureu s (MRSA) before and after discontinuing placement of patients into pri vate rooms was determined. The mean monthly number of patients with MR SA decreased from 34 to 22, and the proportion of S aureus isolates th at were MRSA decreased from 34% to 20%. We found no evidence that fail ure to isolate patients with MRSA resulted in an increased prevalence of MRSA.