SDW news brief: Low-tech methods best at preventing MRSA
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, January 21, 2011
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Hand washing is the best and most cost-effective way to prevent the spread of MRSA in the ED and elsewhere, according to a study published in the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Another study in the same issue revealed that incision and drainage is more effective for patients with an MRSA infection than ultrasound-guided needle aspiration.
The ED study is one of the first to test for MRSA all patients who came to the ED, rather than those who presented with symptoms. It found that although only 5% of patients tested positive, more than half of them carried MRSA in multiple areas of their bodies. The researchers advise that testing all patients for MRSA would be extremely expensive, but taking precautions, such as enhanced hand washing vigilance, is an inexpensive way to prevent the spread of MRSA.
Source: American College of Emergency Physicians
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