Active surveillance and contact precautions for preventing MRSA healthcare-associated infections during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Brian McCauley (Author), Martin Evans (Author), Loretta Simbartl (Author), Makoto Jones (Author), Gary Roselle (Author), Anthony Harris (Author), Eli Perencevich (Author), Michael Rubin (Author), Stephen Kralovic (Author), Linda Flarida (Author), Natalie Hicks (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Statistically significant decreases in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occurred in Veterans Health Administration (VA) facilities from 2007 to 2019 using active surveillance for facility admissions and contact precautions for pat...