TY - JOUR AU - Jahn, Bernhard AU - Wassenaar, Trudy M. AU - Stroh, Annemarie PY - 2016 DA - 2016/06/14 TI - Integrated MRSA-Management (IMM) with prolonged decolonization treatment after hospital discharge is effective: a single centre, non-randomised open-label trial JO - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control SP - 25 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Guidelines for the control of hospital-acquired MRSA include decolonization measures to end MRSA carrier status in colonized and infected patients. Successful decolonization typically requires up to 22 days of treatment, which is longer than the average hospital length of stay (LOS). Incomplete decolonization is therefore common, with long-term MRSA carriage as a consequence. To overcome this, we developed an integrated MRSA Management (IMM) by extending MRSA decolonization to the outpatient and domestic setting. The protocol makes use of polyhexanide-based products, in view of reported qac-mediated resistance to chlorhexidine in S. aureus and MRSA. SN - 2047-2994 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-016-0124-5 DO - 10.1186/s13756-016-0124-5 ID - Jahn2016 ER -