Hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A cross-sectional analysis of risk factors in South African tertiary public hospitals.
Liliwe L ShupingLazarus KuonzaAlfred MusekiwaSamantha IyalooOlga PerovicPublished in: PloS one (2017)
The prevalence of MRSA remains high in South African tertiary public hospitals. Several identified risk factors of HA-MRSA infections should be considered when instituting infection and prevention strategies in public-sector hospitals, including intensifying the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programmes. There is an urgent need to strengthen infection prevention and control in burn wards, neonatal wards, and intensive care units which house mechanically ventilated patients.
Keyphrases
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- healthcare
- risk factors
- staphylococcus aureus
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- adverse drug
- prognostic factors
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- quality improvement
- acute care
- wound healing