Alcohol handrubbing and chlorhexidine handwashing are equally effective in removing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from health care workers' hands: A randomized controlled trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 1246-1248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanley J. Ho ◽  
Bee-Fong Poh ◽  
Saugata Choudhury ◽  
Prabha Krishnan ◽  
Brenda Ang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals Prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in Ecuador

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
pp. 116-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Ruiz ◽  
Marcelo Mora ◽  
Camilo Zurita ◽  
Danny Larco ◽  
Yadira Toapanta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Mrsa Colonization

Introduction: Colonization of health care workers with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been an important route of dispersion and infection of MRSA and has been implicated in epidemic outbreaks. The objective of the present study was to assess prevalence of MRSA colonization in the anterior nares of health care personnel at the intensive care unit (ICUs) of three hospital facilities in Quito, Ecuador. Methodology: The prevalence of MRSA in specimens from all ICU health care workers of three hospitals was measured by using a real-time PCR assay and CHROMagar MRSA. Results: The prevalence of MRSA among the three health care facilities was 2.4%. Conclusion: The prevalence of MRSA colonization was relatively low compared to other studies and showed no differences between hospital facilities.

Effects on Presenteeism and Absenteeism From a 1-Year Workplace Randomized Controlled Trial Among Health Care Workers

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 1186-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen ◽  
Kristian Overgaard ◽  
Klaus Hansen ◽  
Karen Søgaard ◽  
Andreas Holtermann
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Care Workers
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