Table 1 Recommendations of French CTIN for the control of MRSA

Early identification of patients colonized and/or infected with MRSA

   Information of the status of the previously known MRSA positive patients at the time of hospital-to-hospital or ward-to-ward transfer

   Detection of MRSA colonization and/or infection based on clinical samples

   Detection of MRSA carriage based on screening samples (without precision on which sites should be cultured) at admission and during hospitalisation in high risk MRSA acute care facilities or in all facilities in case of outbreaks

Barrier isolation of MRSA positive patients

   Technical isolation including

Compliance to hand disinfection,

Use of gloves and gowns for all contact with patients or their environment,

Use of dedicated medical equipments

   Geographical isolation (individual rooms) or cohorting "which considerably facilitates the application of technical isolation"*

Decolonization with mupirocin associated with antiseptic daily body cleansing*