TY - JOUR
T1 - Reduction in the incidence of MRSA with use of alcohol-based hand rub solutions and gloves
AU - Matsumoto, Kazuaki
AU - Shigemi, Akari
AU - Yaji, Keiko
AU - Shimodozono, Yoshihiro
AU - Takeda, Yasuo
AU - Ikawa, Kazuro
AU - Morikawa, Norifumi
AU - Miyanohara, Hiroaki
AU - Kawamura, Hideki
AU - Orita, Michiyo
AU - Tokuda, Koichi
AU - Nishi, Junichiro
AU - Yamada, Katsushi
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly contagious. It is spread by direct contact with MRSA-infected people or objects. Healthcare workers' hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens from patient to patient and within the healthcare environment. The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between the incidence of MRSA among Staphylococcus aureus recovered from clinical culture and the use of alcohol-based hand rub solutions or gloves and antimicrobial use density (AUD). All data were examined every 6 months between January 2005 and June 2008. The increasing use of alcohol- based hand rub solutions was correlated with a decreasing incidence of recovery of MRSA from clinical cultures (r2 = 0.58). A statistically significant (P\0.05) correlation (r2 = 0.68) was observed between glove use and the incidence of MRSA. On the other hand, we did not find any correlation between the AUD of each antibiotic group and the incidence of MRSA. Thus, we suggest that it is important to use not only alcohol-based hand rubs, but also gloves, because MRSA is transmitted from patient to patient by the hands of healthcare workers.
AB - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly contagious. It is spread by direct contact with MRSA-infected people or objects. Healthcare workers' hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens from patient to patient and within the healthcare environment. The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between the incidence of MRSA among Staphylococcus aureus recovered from clinical culture and the use of alcohol-based hand rub solutions or gloves and antimicrobial use density (AUD). All data were examined every 6 months between January 2005 and June 2008. The increasing use of alcohol- based hand rub solutions was correlated with a decreasing incidence of recovery of MRSA from clinical cultures (r2 = 0.58). A statistically significant (P\0.05) correlation (r2 = 0.68) was observed between glove use and the incidence of MRSA. On the other hand, we did not find any correlation between the AUD of each antibiotic group and the incidence of MRSA. Thus, we suggest that it is important to use not only alcohol-based hand rubs, but also gloves, because MRSA is transmitted from patient to patient by the hands of healthcare workers.
KW - Antimicrobial use density
KW - Hand hygiene
KW - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
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U2 - 10.1007/s10156-011-0291-5
DO - 10.1007/s10156-011-0291-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 21894454
AN - SCOPUS:84863307853
SN - 1341-321X
VL - 18
SP - 269
EP - 271
JO - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
JF - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
IS - 2
ER -
