Electronic hand hygiene monitoring as a tool for reducing health care–associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 956-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. William Kelly ◽  
Dawn Blackhurst ◽  
Wendy McAtee ◽  
Connie Steed
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Aureus Infection

Prevention of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection: Is Europe Winning the Fight?

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (S1) ◽  
pp. S42-S44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc J. Struelens ◽  
Dominique L. Monnet
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Antibiotic Stewardship ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Aureus Infection ◽  
Regulatory Changes ◽  
Targeted Screening

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common cause of disease across Europe, except for Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands. Recently, MRSA incidence has decreased in many European countries following national interventions, including structural and regulatory changes in health care, promotion of hand hygiene, antibiotic stewardship, and targeted screening, isolation, and decolonization of hospitalized carriers of MRSA.

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