The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 No 7472 p373
6 October 2007

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MRSA pilot study in Scotland

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland has recommended that a pilot study be set up in a number of hospitals within NHS Scotland to assess whether screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in all patients who are admitted is effective in reducing MRSA infections.

The recommendation is one of several made in a Health Technology Assessment on the clinical and cost effectiveness of screening for MRSA in patients admitted to Scottish hospitals.