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STOP-BSI: Reducing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections in Oncology Patients by Mylinh Yun; Jay Varkey; Renee Spinke; Marie Ayers; Christina Bell; Emily Bracewell; Patricia Crabtree; Carolyn Holder; Roberta Kaplow; Margaret Whitson is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Background: Hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (MRSA BSIs) are associated with serious morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Of all MRSA BSIs at our academic medical center, 63% occurred in the oncology units. A multidisciplinary team was formed to address the improvement opportunity: the clinical nurse specialist, hospital epidemiologist, unit leaders, nurse champions and representatives from infection prevention, pharmacy and information technology. The goal was to decrease the incidence of hospital-onset MRSA BSI in the oncology wards by 10 infections in 2016 by implementing daily chlorohexidine (CHG) bathing and weekly nasal povidone-iodine antisepsis in July 2016. Methods: The strategically targeting oncology with povidone-iodine nasal antisepsis and bathing with CHG Staph reduction initiative (STOP-BSI) was a quality improvement project consisting of daily CHG baths for all oncology patients and nasal povidone-iodine on admission and weekly thereafter. Nurses and patient care technicians were trained on how to administer CHG treatments. Education was also provided to patients on how to use CHG bath wipes to se

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Author

Mylinh Yun; Jay Varkey; Renee Spinke; Marie Ayers; Christina Bell; Emily Bracewell; Patricia Crabtree; Carolyn Holder; Roberta Kaplow; Margaret Whitson

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)