Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prevalence Among Healthcare Workers in Contact Tracings in a Dutch Hospital
Background: In The Netherlands, the national guidelines on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevention and control advocate screening of healthcare workers (HCWs) after unprotected exposure to MRSA carriers. Although this strategy is largely successful, contact tracing of staff is a time-consuming and costly component. We evaluated our contact tracing policy for HCWs over the years 2010–2018. Methods: A retrospective, observational study was performed in a Dutch teaching hospital. All HCWs who had unprotected contact with an MRSA carrier were included in contact tracing. When... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology ; volume 41, issue S1, page s316-s317 ; ISSN 0899-823X 1559-6834 |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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Schlagwörter: | Infectious Diseases / Microbiology (medical) / Epidemiology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26685255 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.910 |