‘Staph’ (MRSA) incidence reduced by better hand hygiene
New hand hygiene programs in Victorian hospitals have led to marked reductions in infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a research article published in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.
Professor Lindsay Grayson from the Department of Medicine at Austin Hospital and University of Melbourne, and his co-authors, carried out a two-year pilot program using alcohol-based hand rub solutions (ABHRSs) in six Victorian health care institutions.
After the pilot program, the hand hygiene culture-change program was implemented throughout Victorian public hospitals over a 12-month period.
