Healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) control in Australia and New Zealand-2007 Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Conference forum convened by Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group (HICSIG)

In terms of infection control management of MRSA, most jurisdictions appear to be moving towards more stringent approaches. Implementation of more active control in NSW and Victoria, the states with the largest burden of MRSA disease, is hindered by resource and logistic considerations and perhaps a lack of unified professional support behind such measures. However, it is likely that better control efforts would reduce patient morbidity significantly and be cost-effective.