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A seven-year experience with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

S H Cohen1, M M Morita, M Bradford

  • 1Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, Davis, Sacramento 95817.

The American Journal of Medicine
|September 16, 1991
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Implementing modified contact isolation strategies effectively controlled methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) spread in a university hospital. This approach reduced cases and costs, demonstrating a successful balance between infection control and resource management.

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Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Hospital Epidemiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a significant challenge in healthcare settings.
  • Initial eradication strategies for MRSA in hospitals were intensive but ultimately unsuccessful.
  • The need for sustainable and less restrictive MRSA control measures was identified.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of modified infection control strategies for MRSA.
  • To assess the impact of policy changes on MRSA incidence and healthcare costs.
  • To determine optimal methods for controlling MRSA spread in a university hospital.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective analysis of MRSA cases from July 1983 to June 1990.
  • Initial strategy: immediate notification, strict isolation, cohorting, iodophor bathing, surveillance cultures, treatment of colonized individuals, and readmission isolation.

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  • Modified strategy (post-1987): laboratory notification, contact isolation, patient surveillance cultures, and contact isolation on readmission; strict isolation and employee culturing reserved for outbreaks.

    • Main Results:

    • MRSA spread was controlled but not eradicated with the initial strategy.
    • The modified strategy, implemented in 1987, reduced average new MRSA cases per month from four to three.
    • Annual cost savings exceeding $50,000 were achieved following the policy modifications.

    Conclusions:

    • Modified contact isolation protocols are effective in controlling MRSA spread in a university hospital setting.
    • The revised strategy offers a more cost-effective and less restrictive approach to MRSA management.
    • Successful MRSA control can be maintained through adaptive and resource-conscious infection prevention policies.