Table 1.
Impact of active surveillance cultures, contact precautions, and hand hygiene on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection rates, SHEA annual meeting, 2004
| Abstract No. | Author | ASC | Location | Results | Prior 1–2 y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Clancy | Admit, wk | MICU | 9.5-5.3/1000 pd | 100% Increase |
| SICU | 7.8-5.1/1000 pd | ||||
| 52 | Salgado | Admit, wk | HW | 45%-34% | 41% increase |
| 56 | Fonseca | Admit, wk | NICU, Brazi | Outbreak terminated | |
| 287 | West | Admit, wk | 2 hospitals | A: 0.6-.04 | 29% increase |
| HR | B: 0.7-0.4 | ||||
| 297 | Black | Admit, wk | Univ Hosp MICU | 27-5.5 per 10,000 pd | |
| 384 | Tomic | Admit, wk | HW 237 bed Hosp-Slovenia | 50%-15% pt with HA-MRSA | |
| 446 | Ben-David | Admit, wk | HW Univ Hosp | .39%-.55% | 61% ASC compliance |
| 447 | Muder | Admit, DC | Surg ward | 1.5-0.77 infect/1000 pt | Rest hosp NC |
| 455 | Boyce | Admit, wk | SICU Hem-Onc | 1.5-0.65 per 100 admits | Cost: $11,420 |
| 313 | Karchmer | Admit, wk | HR Adult/Ped ICU & IM | 19.5%-10.4% | 15% increase |
MICU, Medical intensive care unit; pd, patient-days; SICU, surgical intensive care unit; HW, hospital wide; HR, high risk; HA, hospital-acquired; ASC, active surveillance cultures; NC, no change; hem-onc, hematology-oncology ward; IM, intermediate care unit.