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Efficacy of Alcohol Gel for Removal of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus from Hands of Colonized Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2014

Venkata Sunkesula ,
Sirisha Kundrapu ,
David R. Macinga  and
Curtis J. Donskey
Venkata Sunkesula
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Sirisha Kundrapu
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
David R. Macinga
Affiliation:
Research and Development, GOJO Industries, Inc., Akron, Ohio Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Northeastern Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio.
*
Address correspondence to Curtis J. Donskey, MD, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (curtisd123@yahoo.com).
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Abstract

Of 82 patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization, 67 (82%) had positive hand cultures for MRSA. A single application of alcohol gel (2 mL) consistently reduced the burden of MRSA on hands. However, incomplete removal of MRSA was common, particularly in those with a high baseline level of recovery.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;00(0):1–3

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , February 2015 , pp. 229 - 231
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© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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