The barriers required are gloves and gowns if soiling is likely. There is no need to wear a mask. Remember to place all contaminated items into a bag and remove them from the patient room and place in the appropriate disposal area. Remember to follow your facility's waste disposal policy. Patients with purulent drainage that can not be contained are the most common source of possible epidemic spread.
Airborne transmission is rare.
Utilize the best detection methods available and rapid turn-around time for reports. Provide educational forums. Alert healthcare personnel when a MRSA isolate is cultured. Physician's role Requesting the proper specimens. Not treating colonized patients with vancomycin Act as a resource person.