Abstract
In 2011 Jain et al reported a 62% reduction of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections that resulted from an intervention bundle. Here we present a mathematical model and prove, using parameters from the study by Jain et al, that the universal screen and isolate strategy can have contributed only marginally to the reduction in infections.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Cross Infection / microbiology*
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Cross Infection / prevention & control*
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Health Services Research
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Humans
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Infection Control / methods*
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Models, Theoretical
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control*
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United States
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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Veterans*