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Determinants for voluntary participation in staff screening during an methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak on a neonatal ward

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2020

Aline Wolfensberger Open the ORCID record for Aline Wolfensberger [Opens in a new window] ,
Manuel Schmid ,
Hugo Sax ,
Lauren Clack ,
Colette Wyler ,
Dirk Bassler ,
Katharina Kusejko ,
Lilly Meyer ,
Silvana K. Rampini  and
Jehudith R. Fontijn
Aline Wolfensberger*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Manuel Schmid
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Hugo Sax
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Lauren Clack
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Colette Wyler
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Dirk Bassler
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Katharina Kusejko
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Lilly Meyer
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Silvana K. Rampini
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Jehudith R. Fontijn
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Author for correspondence: Aline Wolfensberger MD, E-mail: aline.wolfensberger@usz.ch
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Abstract

We investigated healthcare worker (HCW) behavior with regard to a voluntary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) staff screening during a MRSA outbreak in a neonatal ward. Avoiding MRSA transmission from HCWs to patients was the most important reason for participation. Inconvenient screening time was the most frequently cited reason for nonparticipation.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 42 , Issue 7 , July 2021 , pp. 881 - 884
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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