title: Control of healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus: Survey of practices in North Carolina hospitals.
abstract: Although patients colonized or infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have been placed on contact isolation for many years, more recent guidelines recommend enhanced control measures, such as routine active surveillance. We report here the results of a survey of 70 hospitals in North Carolina with regard to current management issues surrounding methicillin-resistant S. aureus.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Department of Hospital Epidemiology, Chapel Hill, USA. dweber@unch.unc.edu
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Karen K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rutala
authors.forename: Deborah G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Pyatt
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003470:Culture Media; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media