Mohammed Abba, Nadeem Sajjad Raja, Devadas Ganesh Pillay.
Compliance with MRSA hospital control guidelines in a district general hospital.
Infect Dis J Jan ;15(1):3-5.

Background: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses increasing problems in hospitals throughout the world because of their propensity to spread and colonise debilitated patients and there are limited antibiotic options to treat systemic infections. Both national and local guidelines are necessary to prevent further transmission of this organism. This audit was conducted to measure the compliance of a district general hospital`s infection control policy to manage patients colonised or infected with MRSA. Results: Thirty-nine patients with recent MRSA isolates were identified froom the hospital information system and were evaluated at the bedside. Of the total, thirty two (82%) patient`s files were not tagged with an MRSA alert label, 58% did not have chlorhexidine air wash, 62% did not receive the hospital`s patient information leaflet and 67% did not have a documented MRSA management plan in the case notes. Conclusion: The Infection Control Team needs to be more vigilant to breaches of the hospital`s MRSA guidelines and clinical teams managing the patients need to show more commitment towards MRSA eradication as detailed in local policy.

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