Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms
Publication 1 details the SHEA/IDSA (Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Infectious Diseases Society of America) recommendations. Publication 2 has a brief summary. The Joint Commission has valuable resources to assist implementation (publication 3).
- Calfee DP, Salgado CD, Classen D, et al. Strategies to prevent transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute care hospitals. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2008;29 Suppl 1(October):S62-80. (free full access).
- Yokoe DS, Mermel LA, Anderson DJ, et al. A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2008;29 Suppl 1(October):S12-21. (free full access).
- What Every Health Care Executive Should Know: The Cost of Antibiotic Resistance. The Joint Commission, June 2009. (free full access).
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Toolkit (set of PowerPoint slides). (free full access).
- Guide to the Elimination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Transmission in Hospital Settings, 2nd Edition. APIC. December, 2010. (free full access).
- Guide to the Elimination of Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Transmission in Healthcare Settings. APIC. 2010. (free full access).
Patient Education Materials
APIC/CHPSO Patient Guide on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Single Page Large Print Large Print — Spanish. (free full access).
APIC/CHPSO Patient Guide on Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus: Single Page Large Print. (free full access).
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