Involvement of occupational physicians in the management of MRSA-colonised healthcare workers in Germany – a survey

Table 1 Involvement of occupational physicians in the in-house management of MRSA-colonised healthcare workers (n=207)

Statement	Responses	N	%
Regulations for the management of MRSA-colonised employees exist	As a component of an infection control protocol	123	59
	As part of an employment agreement	12	6
	Not established	72	35
Collaboration takes place between occupational physician and infection control staff with respect to MRSA-colonised employees	Yes	155	77
	No	52	23
Responsibility for the coordination of the eradication therapy is regulated	Yes	128	62
	No	79	38
The occupational physician is informed of positive MRSA findings	Always	83	42
	Predominantly	47	24
	Seldom/never	77	34
The occupational physician is responsible for dealing with MRSA-colonised employees	Yes	88	39
	No	119	61
The occupational physician is responsible for screening employees	Always	8	4
	Predominantly	23	11
	Seldom/never	176	85

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