Updated MRSA Guidelines

Updated MRSA Guidelines
07.06.2023

A group of 5 medical organizations have released updated recommendations for the transmission and infection prevention of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

Updated MRSA guidance includes:

  • emphasis on antimicrobial stewardship and discernment about when and when not to prescribe

  • using surveillance techniques to detect anyone who may be asymptomatic carrier of MRSA

  • decolonization to help eradicate or reduce MRSA

  • implementing certain infection prevention strategies

  • methods to prevent surgical site infections where MRSA is commonly contracted

In the U.S., MRSA cases rose 41% during the pandemic and account for ~10% of hospital-associated infections.