MRSA causes about 10% of hospital-associated infections in the United States, and these infections are associated with an increased risk of death because the bug is resistant to common antibiotics.
can spread throughout a hospital on the hands of health care personnel or through contact with contaminated surfaces and equipment.
Antimicrobial stewardship had been suggested as an “additional practice,” but the new guidelines call it an “essential practice” that all hospitals should perform. Another essential practice is the use of a gown and gloves when treating a patient colonized or infected with MRSA, the guidelines say, as well as hand hygiene and cleaning of surfaces.practices, such as hand hygiene and cleaning and disinfection of the health care environment and equipment, remain foundational for preventing MRSA,” Calfee said. “These fundamental practices help to prevent the spread of other pathogens as well.
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