TY - JOUR AU - Dyas, Anne PY - 2008/12/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Embedding a hospital-wide culture of infection control to reduce MRSA bacteraemia rates JF - International Journal of Infection Control JA - Int. j. infect. control VL - 4 IS - 1 SE - Practice Forum DO - 10.3396/ijic.v4i1.3184 UR - https://ijic.info/article/view/3184 SP - AB - Coping with increasing demands on staff and time and the scrutiny of the Department of Health, the infection control team at Worcestershire Acute Trust reduced the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile by focusing on MRSA screening, environmental cleanliness and antibiotic stewardship. Set with a task of bringing all clinical and managerial staff together, the team got every directorate undertaking its own audit and root cause analysis. The appointment of a new MRSA screening clerk caused an increase in screening compliance to over 90%. ER -