Impact of discontinuation of contact precautions on surveillance- and whole-genome sequencing-defined MRSA infections

• Main Authors: Sharon Karunakaran (Author), Lora Pless (Author), Ashley Ayres (Author), Carl Ciccone (Author), Joseph Penzelik (Author), Alexander Sundermann (Author), Elise Martin (Author), Marissa Griffith (Author), Kady Waggle (Author), Lee Harrison (Author), Graham Snyder (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Current guidelines recommend contact precautions to prevent transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in acute-care hospitals. Prior literature demonstrates that discontinuation of contact precautions for MRSA has not been associated with an increase in carriage...