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Saturday, 10/17/2009
Hospital Clinic heads the ranking of screenings in the second phase of MOSAR surgical
Dr. Antonio Martínez and Encarna Moreno explained their experience to the other participating centres in MOSAR study
The amount of screenings done in Hospital Clinic exceeds 60%, which is believed to be the minimum percentage in order to obtain significant results. This is the reason why both Dr. Antonio Martínez and research nurse Encarna Moreno held a teleconference in which they described their experience to the other participating centres in the MOSAR study. In Martínez’s opinion, the key to this success is down to the involvement not only from medical assistants but also from research nurses, whose task is to supervise and help collecting samples.
MOSAR study is at the moment in its second phase. Idibaps Respiratory Research group takes part in it by screening the great majority of the patients who will undergo either traumatological or cardiovascular surgery. Two kind of samples are collected, and should any colonisation due to MRSA (Meticil·lina Resistent Staphylococcus aureus) be detected, then we proceed with decolonisation of patients before surgery.
MOSAR is an international and multi-centre EU funded project to combat the resistance of nosocomial bacteria to antibiotics. The aim of workpackage 4 (WP4), also called MOSAR surgical, is to decolonise patients of MRSA before undergoing surgery in order to reduce hospital-acquired infections.