Preventing Staphylococcus aureus Transmission

Clean your hands (keep your hands clean)

• Clean your hands frequently with soap and warm water or an alcohol-based hand rub.
  • Hand Hygiene
    Information about washing/cleaning your hands.
    
    
  • Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings
    Hand hygiene and environmental control recommendations of the CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), in collaboration with the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA). Attention: Non-MDH link
    
    
  • Hand Hygiene Guidelines Fact Sheet
    CDC hand hygiene and environmental control fact sheet. Attention: Non-MDH link

Take care of infections

• Pus or drainage from wounds is very infectious.
  
  
• Care of a Staphylococcus aureus Infection
  Learn how take care of a Staphylococcus aureus infection, including how to properly change the bandages.
  

Keep your linens and clothes clean

• Launder soiled towels, bedding, and clothes.
  
  
• Use water and detergent and thoroughly dry.

Do not share personal care items

• Do not share razors, towels, or similar items with others.

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