Universal decolonization for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter in elderly homes: A large cohort of over 16,000 residents in Hong Kong
We demonstrated a reduction in hospital admissions due to MRSA infections following the decolonization program for residents in RCHEs and during hospitalization.
Authors
- Suet-Yi Lee
- Kristine Shik Luk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8025-1391)
- David Christopher Lung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6047-9744)
- Enoch K. Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9163-9218)
- E. Tsui
- Vincent Chi‐Chung Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1765-7706)
- Shuk‐Ching Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-1932)
- Andrea J. Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2295-2729)
- Kwok‐Yung Yuen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2083-1552)
- Hong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8854-2119)
- Edmond Siu-Keung Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3071-6256)
- Raymond Wai‐Man Lai
- Vincent Chow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6547-9871)
- Vivien Wai‐Man Chuang
Institutions
- Hospital Authority (HK)
- Department of Health (CN)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Queen Mary Hospital (CN)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (GB)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (CN)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health in Practice
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100706
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.59