B Acad Nat Med Paris
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B Acad Nat Med Paris · Jan 2003
Comparative Study[The importance of isolating septic patients in an autonomous unit in orthopedic surgery and traumatology].
To examine whether Sepsis Containment Units are presently in use by French Orthopedic surgeons in a number of hospitals and the subsequent efficacy of these measures in the prevention of risks linked to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), MRSA was used as an example because it is the bacteria most frequently associated with infection in orthopedics. The transient carriage of MRSA on the hands of hospital personnel is the most common mechanism of patient to patient transmission. Consequently, the incidence of nosocomial MRSA in patients can be used to assess the quality of infection control. ⋯ Sepsis Containment Units are essential and merit further development.