Patient Perspectives Regarding Different Contact Precaution Policies for Methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Across Two Hospitals: Patients Are in Favor of Contact Precautions
A cross-sectional survey of 60 hospitalized patients on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contact precautions found strong support (96%) for MRSA contact precautions. Most (72%) preferred policies requiring healthcare workers to always use contact precautions compared to other risk-tailored policies. Hospitalized patients on MRSA contact precautions favor consistent precaution use.
Authors
- Lisa Pineles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-5971)
- Michelle Newman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4010-5328)
- Gregory M. Schrank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9030-4224)
- Anthony D. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2193-1560)
- Lyndsay M. O’Hara
- Mohamed Bahr
- Nicholas F Angelino
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Institute of Computing Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf330
- Primary Topic
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention