title: MRSA: implications for hospitals and nursing homes.
abstract: Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major infection prevention and control challenge globally. In the UK, the occurrence of MRSA has fuelled public concern about hospital safety and had a major effect on health policy. Guidelines emphasise the importance of surveillance, decolonisation strategies, standard infection prevention and control precautions, and antibiotic stewardship to reduce the risk of transmission.
authors.affiliation: St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University, London. D.Gould@city.ac.uk
authors.forename: Dinah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D004203:Disinfection; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology