Wiping out MRSA: effect of introducing a universal disinfection wipe in a large UK teaching hospital

Wiping out MRSA: effect of introducing a universal disinfection wipe in a large UK teaching hospital

Abstract Background Contamination of the inanimate environment around patients constitutes an important reservoir of MRSA. Here we describe the effect of introducing a universal disinfection wipe in all wards on the rates of MRSA acquisitions and bacteraemias across a large UK teaching hospital. Met...

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Main Authors: Mark I. Garvey, Martyn A. C. Wilkinson, Craig W. Bradley, Kerry L. Holden, Elisabeth Holden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA bacteraemias
MRSA acquisitions
Disinfection wipes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0445-7

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