International guidelines

United Kingdom

Treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): updated guidelines from the UK

Published by:British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy; British Infection Association

Last published:2021

Guidelines for the prevention and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare facilities

Published by:Healthcare Infection Society; Infection Prevention Society

Last published:2021

North America

Practice recommendation: strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update

Published by:Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; Infectious Diseases Society of America; Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

Last published:2023

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update

Published by:Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; Infectious Diseases Society of America; Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology; American Hospital Association

Last published:2023

Duration of contact precautions for acute-care settings

Published by:Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Last published:2018

Infection prevention and control in paediatric office settings

Published by:Canadian Paediatric Society, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee

Last published:2018

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in indigenous communities in Canada

Published by:Canadian Paediatric Society, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health Committee

Last published:2012 (reaffirmed 2020)

Management of multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare settings

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2006

Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings

Published by:Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee; HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force

Last published:2002

Rest of the world

2018 WSES/SIS-E consensus conference: recommendations for the management of skin and soft-tissue infections

Published by:World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES); Surgical Infection Society Europe (SIS-E)

Last published:2018

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