{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: When should contact precautions be discontinued for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
{Author}: Richey LE;Oh Y;Tchamba DM;Engle M;Formby LS;Salgado CD;
{Journal}: Am J Infect Control
{Volume}: 45
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: 01 2017 1
{Factor}: 4.303
{DOI}: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.030
{Abstract}: When to discontinue contact precautions for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains unresolved and policies vary between hospitals. We prospectively performed admission active surveillance cultures on patients known to have been MRSA positive for at least 1 year to determine the proportion who remained positive. The proportion of patients with MRSA who remained positive was 19.9%; however, this significantly decreased over time, particularly after 5 years.