title: Controlling hospital MRSA.
abstract: Recent evidence from publications describing the success of interventions to control hospital meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), often in the endemic setting, is reviewed. Overall, there is cautious ground for optimism that MRSA can be controlled in a cost-effective manner by employing a bundle approach, the mainstay of which is widespread admission screening to inform patient-specific control measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK. Electronic address: i.m.gould@abdn.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ian M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Gould
keywords: Bundles; Chlorhexidine; Decolonisation; Healthcare-associated infection; MRSA; Screening