MRSA Infections and Infestations MRSA
Conditions
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
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
| Measure | Time 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
| Measure | Time 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