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MRSA Prevention

Trusted guidance and practical resources for prevention, surveillance, and implementation

CDC

CDC MRSA Infection Control Guidance

CDC healthcare guidance on hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, Contact Precautions, and prevention of MRSA transmission.

CDC

CDC Strategies to Prevent Hospital-onset S. aureus BSI

CDC core and supplemental strategies for preventing hospital-onset S. aureus bloodstream infections, including decolonization and transmission prevention.

NHSN

NHSN MDRO/CDI Module

Current NHSN resources for MRSA bacteremia and other MDRO/CDI LabID event surveillance and reporting.

NHSN

NHSN MDRO/CDI Roadmap

NHSN protocol, training, FAQs, forms, and supporting materials for MRSA and CDI LabID Event surveillance.

NHSN

NHSN MDRO/CDI Training

Training resources for LabID Event reporting and analysis, including MRSA bacteremia surveillance.

NHSN

NHSN 2026 Annual Training — MRSA LabID

Current NHSN annual-training resources covering MRSA bacteremia and C. difficile LabID event reporting.

AHRQ

AHRQ MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs

Current AHRQ toolkit with clinical and implementation resources for comprehensive MRSA prevention in acute-care units.

AHRQ

MRSA Prevention Program Implementation

AHRQ implementation resources, gap analyses, and team tools for establishing and sustaining MRSA prevention programs.

AHRQ

AHRQ MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI

AHRQ toolkit for preventing MRSA-related SSIs in cardiac, joint replacement, and spinal-fusion surgical services.

AHRQ

AHRQ MRSA Surveillance

Resources on MRSA surveillance approaches that support risk identification, decolonization, and targeted prevention.

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