Staphylococcus aureus infection and colonization than the general population. In 2009, the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implemented the “methicillin-resistant S. aureus
prevention initiative” in long-term care facilities (ie, Community Living Centers or “CLCs”).
Methods Over 4 months, 40 semistructured interviews were conducted with staff in medicine,
nursing, and environmental services at 5 geographically dispersed CLCs. Interviews …