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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Strategies to Prevent Hospital-onset Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Facilities

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Non-Systematic Review

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Workgroups: Healthcare-Associated Infections Workgroup

This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) document summarizes strategies to help acute care facilities implement interventions to prevent hospital-onset Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (HO SA BSIs) in adult inpatient units.

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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Reduce MRSA bloodstream infections that people get in the hospital — HAI‑02
Improving

Suggested Citation

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Strategies to Prevent Hospital-onset Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Facilities. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/hai/prevent/staph-prevention-strategies.html.