Surveillance screening

[Denyer, Vicki]

Hi , just wondering what other areas do?

We currently attend surveillance swabs on all joint surgery & vascular surgery patients for MRSA & if pathology results are positive we follow patient with the decolonisation process

Question asked at the last infection prevention committee meeting was regarding whether or not to screen these same types of patients for MSSA & if positive to treat with the decolonisation process as we do with identified MRSA positive patients.

Your thoughts appreciated

Vicki Denyer

Infection Prevention & Control Clinical Nurse Consultant
Lismore Base Hospital

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[CAMERON, Donna]

Hi Vicki,

We screen our joint & CABGs patients for both MRSA & MSSA. Patients are
decolonised (rescreened to determine that decolonisation has been
successful) & vancomycin added to prophylactic ABx at time of procedure
if MRSA was isolated.

Regards,
Donna.

Donna Cameron
Manager Infection Control

Austin Health
P.O. Box 5555
HEIDELBERG Vic 3968
( 9496 6625
* donna.cameron@austin.org.au

Behalf Of Denyer, Vicki

Hi , just wondering what other areas do?

We currently attend surveillance swabs on all joint surgery & vascular
surgery patients for MRSA & if pathology results are positive we follow
patient with the decolonisation process

Question asked at the last infection prevention committee meeting was
regarding whether or not to screen these same types of patients for
MSSA & if positive to treat with the decolonisation process as we do
with identified MRSA positive patients.

Your thoughts appreciated

Vicki Denyer

Infection Prevention & Control Clinical Nurse Consultant

Lismore Base Hospital

Infection Prevention & Control is Everyone’s Business

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