Dramatic results achieved with MRSA initiative
Healthcare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement 14(12): 136-138
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1541-1052 PMID: 18019788 Document Number: 607865
Program achieves 60% reduction in MRSA in one year, 80% in bloodstream infections. All hospital patients are swabbed, infected patients are isolated. Education efforts continued even after program was launched.
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