Are short training sessions on hand hygiene effective in preventing hospital-acquired MRSA? A time-series analysis.
We tested the impact of short hand hygiene training sessions and bed occupancy rates on the spread of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using a multivariate time-series analysis. According to our model, bed occupancy rates within general ward and intensive care unit settings correlated positively with the incidence of hospital-acquired MRSA, whereas alcohol-based hand rub use and MRSA showed a negative correlation. Furthermore, our model shows that 2 hand hygiene campaigns based on short training sessions effected a long-run reduction in the incidence of hospital-acquired MRSA.
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. andreas.conrad@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Andreas
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Conrad
Klaus
K
Kaier
Uwe
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Frank
Markus
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Dettenkofer
D000438:Alcohols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors
D000438:Alcohols; D004202:Disinfectants