Hand hygiene seems to be sufficient for prevention of MRSA transmission on a closed psychiatric ward.

S. epidermidis 46 (73.01) 28 (84.84) 43 (76.78) S. haemolyticus 8 (12.69) 3 (9.09) 6 (10.71) S. simulans 2 (3.17) 1 (3.03) 2 (3.57) S. hominis 1 (1.59) – – S. xylosus 1 (1.59) – 1 (1.79) S. caprae 1 (1.59) – – S. capitis 1 (1.59) – 1 (1.79) S. auricularis 1 (1.59) 1 (3.03) 1 (1.79) S. chromogenes 1 (1.59) – 1 (1.79) Not identified 1 (1.59) – 1 (1.79) Total 63 (100) 33 (52.38) 56 (88.88) Letters to the Editor / Journal of Hospital Infection 75 (2010) 325–337 334