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Patient to healthcare personnel transmission of MRSA in the non–intensive care unit setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2020

Gita Nadimpalli Open the ORCID record for Gita Nadimpalli [Opens in a new window] ,
Lyndsay M. O’Hara ,
Lisa Pineles ,
Karly Lebherz ,
J. Kristie Johnson ,
David P. Calfee ,
Loren G. Miller ,
Daniel J. Morgan  and
Anthony D. Harris
Gita Nadimpalli
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Lyndsay M. O’Hara
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Lisa Pineles
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Karly Lebherz
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
J. Kristie Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
David P. Calfee
Affiliation:
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Center at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
Loren G. Miller
Affiliation:
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
Daniel J. Morgan
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Anthony D. Harris*
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Anthony Harris, Email: aharris@som.umaryland.edu
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Abstract

The transmission rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to gloves or gowns of healthcare personnel (HCP) caring for MRSA patients in a non–intensive care unit setting was 5.4%. Contamination rates were higher among HCP performing direct patient care and when patients had detectable MRSA on their body. These findings may inform risk-based contact precautions.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 5 , May 2020 , pp. 601 - 603
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© 2020 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved

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