Efficacy of Alcohol Gel for Removal of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus from Hands of Colonized Patients.
Female; Male; Epidemiology; Patient Care; Gels; Nursing Homes; Cell Culture Techniques; Human; Middle Age; Patient Assessment; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; Handwashing; Bacterial Colonization; Carrier State; Alcohols – Therapeutic Use; Staphylococcal Infections – Prevention and Control
Of 82 patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization, 67 (82%) had positive hand cultures for MRSA. A single application of alcohol gel (2 mL) consistently reduced the burden of MRSA on hands. However, incomplete removal of MRSA was common, particularly in those with a high baseline level of recovery.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;00(0):1–3
Sunkesula Venkata; Kundrapu Sirisha; Macinga David R; Donskey Curtis J
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
2015
2015-02
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2014.34" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1017/ice.2014.34</a>
Reply to Widmer and Tschudin-Sutter.
Europe; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; Staphylococcal Infections; Ethanol; United States Food and Drug Administration; Sterilization and Disinfection – Methods; Sterilization and Disinfection – Standards
Sunkesula Venkata C K; Kundrapu Sirisha; Macinga David R; Donskey Curtis J
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
2015
2015-07
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.95" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1017/ice.2015.95</a>