scholarly journals Decolonization with Mupirocin and Subsequent Risk of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage in Veterans Affairs Hospitals

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E. Nelson ◽  
Makoto Jones ◽  
Michael A. Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Veterans Affairs Hospitals ◽  
Subsequent Risk

scholarly journals What Is the Primary Driver of Preoperative Vancomycin Use? It’s Not Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus—or Allergy

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (10) ◽  
pp. 2732-2735
Author(s):  
Judith M Strymish ◽  
William O’ Brien ◽  
Kamal Itani ◽  
Kalpana Gupta ◽  
Westyn Branch-Elliman
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Common Reason ◽  
Surgical Prophylaxis ◽  
Surgical Specialty ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Primary Driver ◽  
Mrsa Colonization

Abstract Factors driving vancomycin surgical prophylaxis are poorly understood. In a national Veterans Affairs cohort with manually validated data, surgical specialty (cardiac, orthopedics) and perception of high facility methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalence—not MRSA colonization—were the primary drivers of prescribing. A β-lactam allergy was the second most common reason. These data may inform perioperative stewardship.

Perception vs Reality: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage Among Healthcare Workers at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora E. Colburn ◽  
Jennifer Cadnum ◽  
Elizabeth Flannery ◽  
Shelley Chang ◽  
Curtis J. Donskey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Infect Control Hosp ◽  
Prevalence Study ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Knowledge Deficit

In a prevalence study of 209 healthcare workers, 18 (8.6%) and 13 (6.2%) carried methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in their nares or on their hands, respectively. However, 100 (62%) of 162 workers completing an associated survey believed themselves to be colonized, revealing a knowledge deficit about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemiology.Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;37(1):110–112

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