13th June 2024

A man was brought into the acute medical unit with a history of multiple abscesses on his neck, chest wall

A man was brought into the acute medical unit with a history of multiple abscesses on his neck, chest wall and left leg. He has a history of IV drug use and had multiple admissions in the last year due to alcohol intoxication. Blood cultures were taken in the emergency department and he was started on IV flucloxacillin. His initial gram stain showed that he had gram positive cocci in clusters. The microbiology registrar has called you and told you that this is MRSA.

He is in a bay with other patients in adjacent beds, what infection prevention measure is required?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.