Effectiveness of Extended Infection Control Measures on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Among Orthopaedic Patients

• Published in: Indian journal of orthopaedics Vol. 56; no. 10; pp. 1804 - 1812
• Main Authors: Latha, T., Bhat, Anil K., Hande, H. Manjunatha, Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay, Devi, Elsa Sanatombi, Nayak, Baby S., George, Anice
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Conservative Orthopedics; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original; Original Article; Orthopedics; Surgical Orthopedics; Wound and injuries; Hand disinfection; Health personnel; Methicillin-resistant; Orthopaedic procedures; Infection control

Purpose The purpose of the study was to find the effectiveness of Extended Infection Control Measures (EICM) in reducing the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among orthopaedic surgery patients. Methods The study adopted a quasi-experimental design and was conducte...