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    Dear All,
    I am fielding this question on behalf of a colleague. How are infection control precautions for MROs to be maintained in a rehab setting when patients are doing group therapy? Especially in a private hospital where isolation signs are not allowed to be put up outside the patient’s room as it “might upset” the patient. Some of these patients have MRSA or VRE and even MRPA. They are incontinent, have weeping wounds, etc. How can minimise risk for the other patients in such conditions?

    Rita Roy

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    We put up isolation signs in our private hospital, rehab patients that have MRO’s and cannot mix with group therapy, have one on one sessions with Physio’s, OT’s etc. Unless they can be gowned, and masked to attend. Clearly incontinent and weeping wound patients with MRO’s do not attend.

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    Dear All,
    I am fielding this question on behalf of a colleague. How are infection control precautions for MROs to be maintained in a rehab setting when patients are doing group therapy? Especially in a private hospital where isolation signs are not allowed to be put up outside the patient’s room as it “might upset” the patient. Some of these patients have MRSA or VRE and even MRPA. They are incontinent, have weeping wounds, etc. How can minimise risk for the other patients in such conditions?

    Rita Roy

    Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Control
    Hornsby Ku ring gai Health Service, Palmerston Road, Hornsby NSW 2076
    Tel (02) 9477 9232 | Fax (02) 9477 9013 | Mob 0422 930 370 | Rita.Roy@health.nsw.gov.au
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