Abstract
To reduce the number of patients with known methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization who are repeatedly placed in isolation on hospital readmission, we screened patients who had no positive results for MRSA culture in the previous 6 months. Twenty-one (21%) of 98 patients were no longer colonized and were removed from contact precautions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 541-543 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases