Association between hand hygiene compliance and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevalence in a French rehabilitation hospital.
We simultaneously investigated the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and compliance with hand hygiene in the clinical wards of a French rehabilitation hospital. We found that the rate of hand hygiene compliance observed at the patient's bedside was a strong predictor of MRSA prevalence.
Girou
Emmanuelle
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Unité de Contrôle, Epidémiologie et Prévention de l'Infection, Creteil, France. emmanuelle.girou@hmn.aphp.fr
Legrand
Patrick
P
Soing-Altrach
Sophan
S
Lemire
Astrid
A
Poulain
Celine
C
Allaire
Alexandra
A
Tkoub-Scheirlinck
Latifa
L
Chai
Steeve Ho Tam
SH
Dupeyron
Catherine
C
Loche
Catherine-Marie
CM
D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*