Demographic screening for MRSA may compromise the effectiveness of ring fencing on a joint replacement unit

Summary Ring fencing of joint replacement (JR) units has been reported to reduce infections and is recommended by health authorities in Australia and the UK. It has not been determined whether a demographic risk assessment is adequate to prevent the admission of patients colonized with meticillin-re...

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Published in:	The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 82; no. 3; pp. 207 - 209
Main Authors:	Schmidt, H.-M.A, Izon, C, Maley, M.W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01-11-2012 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adult Aged Australia - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Carrier State - epidemiology Carrier State - microbiology Colonization Demography Female General aspects Hospitals Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models Humans Infection Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Joint replacement Male Mass Screening - methods Medical sciences Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Middle Aged MRSA Orthopaedic surgery Orthopedic surgery Ring fencing Risk assessment Risk Assessment - methods Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcus aureus Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgical site infection Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control Young Adult Australia British Isles Australia, New South Wales, Sydney Surgical site infection Joint replacement Ring fencing MRSA Orthopaedic surgery Surgical wound Nosocomial infection Prosthesis Medical screening Orthopedic surgery Treatment Bacteria Micrococcales Micrococcaceae Public health Staphylococcus aureus
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