Author: Aji ThomasPublisher:
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Category : Bacterial diseases
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hospital acquired infection (HAI) is a vast problem, about 1.7 million patients develops hospital associated infection and 98,000 die due to complications from it .MRSA is a major contributor of the health care associated infection. If MRSA infection happens 48 hours after admission to the hospital it is called HA- MRSA. The screening programs needs to be changed with modern testing to get the results faster and reduce the turn over time .The faster the results are available the sooner the treatment can be started. Mandatory screening showed reduced number of MRSA infection .The studies also showed implementations of evidence based practices such as contact precautions ,hand hygiene ,antibiotic stewardship also could reduce number of MRSA infections .The reasons for MRSA transmission also caused inadequate nurse patient ratio , staff should get adequate supplies and resources to practice evidence based practice. Overuse of antibiotics lead to the emergence of drug resistant organism. The use of antibiotics should be with caution. Education is very important in the implementation of MRSA prevention protocols, the patient and family needs to be educated for the worsening of symptoms as prevalence of community acquired MRSA is increasing. Screening for MRSA, practicing appropriate contact precautions, following MRSA prevention protocols can reduce the number of infections and improve quality of care. The author of this paper reviewed peer reviewed and research based articles to find solutions for the identified problem, proposed solution, implemented and evaluated the outcomes.