Association Between Contact Precautions and Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in Veterans Affairs Hospitals

Abstract

In this cohort study of adults in VA hospitals, transmissibility of MRSA was found to be reduced by approximately 50% among patients with contact precautions. These results provide an explanation for decreasing acquisition rates in VA hospitals since the MRSA Prevention Initiative.