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Reducing transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a surgical ward of a resource-limited hospital in Indonesia: An intervention study

Intervention study for the containment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a surgical ward of a low resource hospital in Indonesia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN22906231
Enrollment
900
Registered
2017-07-26
Start date
2012-07-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

MRSA Infections and Infestations MRSA

Interventions

This study consists of three phases and takes place over a period of 24 weeks. Phase 1: Pre-intervention phase (ten weeks) During the first phase screening of patients, health-care workers and the en

Sponsors

Erasmus University Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients admitted to the study rooms in surgery ward 2. Patients with complete culture sets, i.e. nose and throat swab taken on admission and either at day-5 hospitalization or at discharge (or both)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients leaving the room within 48 hours of admission.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
MRSA acquisition rate is measured by dividing the number of acquisition events of MRSA by the number of patient-days at risk in 1000 patient days.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Compliance rate for hand hygiene is assessed as the percentage of correct hand hygiene actions undertaken on moments when hand hygiene was considered necessary according to the WHO “five moments" at the pre-intervention phase and post-intervention phase. 2. Environmental contamination rate of MRSA is assessed as the percentage of environmental samples showing MRSA positive cultures on two screening moments in both the pre-intervention phase and post-intervention phase.

Countries

Indonesia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026