The role of an isolation unit in the control of hospital infection with methicillin-resistant staphylococci

An epidemic of infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus occurring in hospital in-patients is described. During a five year period attempts at control using standard barrier nursing methods and ward closure were unsuccessful. In the subsequent six years all such patients were nur...

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Published inThe Journal of hospital infection Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 41 - 46
Main Authors Selkon, J.B., Stokes, E.R., Ingham, H.R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.1980
Subjects
Bacteriophage Typing
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Hospital Units
Humans
Methicillin - pharmacology
Patient Isolation
Penicillin Resistance
Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control
Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects
Ventilation
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Summary:An epidemic of infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus occurring in hospital in-patients is described. During a five year period attempts at control using standard barrier nursing methods and ward closure were unsuccessful. In the subsequent six years all such patients were nursed in an isolation unit with controlled ventilation. At the end of this period, the number of patients infected with methicillin-resistant Staph. aureus had fallen from 130 to 14.
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ISSN:0195-6701
1532-2939
DOI:10.1016/0195-6701(80)90030-4