Suspending Use of Contact Precautions in Patients Colonized with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Level III Neonatal ICU and Its Effects on Rates of Transmission

摘要

BackgroundThere is limited evidence to support whether contact precautions (CP) for MRSA-colonized patients in a Neonatal ICU (NICU) reduces rates of transmission, given current endemic MRSA. This study assesses rates of hospital-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) in the NICU before and after discontinuation of CP for patients colonized with MRSA.