Researchers conducted an eight-month retrospective study of patients admitted to ICUs. Environmental cleaning of ICUs included black-light marker, cleaning cloths saturated with disinfectant through bucket immersion and education on repeat bucket immersion during cleaning. Results showed MRSA transmission was reduced from 3 percent to 1.5 percent and VRE transmission was reduced from 3 percent to 2.2 percent. Moreover, patients in rooms previously occupied by MRSA carriers had a lower risk of acquiring MRSA.
Read the study about environmental cleaning reduce MRSA transmission.
Read other coverage about MRSA:
– Study: Contact Precautions Still Provoke Controversy
– Rhode Island Hospital Researcher Says MRSA Infection May Be Seasonal
– Texas’ Angelina County and Cities Health District to Coordinate MRSA Pilot
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