[MCOH-EH] MRSA screening of HCW

[Budnick, Lawrence]

Melanie - My answers in red below. - Larry

Lawrence D Budnick, MD, MPH
Director, Occupational Medicine Service
Associate Professor of Medicine
Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School
65 Bergen St, GA-167, PO Box 1709, Newark, NJ 07101-1709
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lawrence.budnick at rutgers.edu<mailto:budnicla at umdnj.edu>

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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Swift, Melanie
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 1:30 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: [MCOH-EH] MRSA screening of HCW

I am seeking input from people where state/local regulation or institutional policy requires screening HCW for MRSA colonization. (Routine screening, outside of an outbreak investigation scenario.) We are not doing this and are not planning to, but with MRSA being added to the reported HAIs we have an institutional task force looking at all aspects of the issue.


1.       What is your facility and state? University Hospital, New Jersey

2.       Who requires this (state or local health dept, other regulation, institutional policy)? No requirement.

3.       Is screening done at hire or periodically? Not done.

a.       If periodically, what interval?

4.       Are colonized workers treated? Possibly by PMD

a.       Is treatment voluntary? Yes

b.      Do HCW continue working during treatment? Yes

c.       Do you confirm eradication? No

5.       Any anecdotal experience to share? No


Thanks so much,
Melanie


Melanie Swift, MD
Director, Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic
http://occupationalhealth.vanderbilt.edu

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