Determinants for voluntary participation in staff screening during an methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak on a neonatal ward

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jul;42(7):881-884. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1319. Epub 2020 Dec 1.

Abstract

We investigated healthcare worker (HCW) behavior with regard to a voluntary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) staff screening during a MRSA outbreak in a neonatal ward. Avoiding MRSA transmission from HCWs to patients was the most important reason for participation. Inconvenient screening time was the most frequently cited reason for nonparticipation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cross Infection* / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection* / prevention & control
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
  • Health Personnel
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Mass Screening
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
  • Staphylococcal Infections* / diagnosis
  • Staphylococcal Infections* / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections* / prevention & control