Ring fencing of a jount replacement unit may not prevent MRSA in practice
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Methods Over 10 weeks in 2010, 250 prospectively recruited admissions to a busy, ring fenced JR unit underwent admission screening for MRSA and demographic screening using a standardised questionnaire based on the unit’s admission policy which is designed to exclude patients at high risk of MRSA colonisation. Subjects comprised of patients admitted for reasons other than JR surgery, as well as JR patients who stayed in any other hospital ward prior to admission to the unit.
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