MRSA in U.S. Healthcare Facilities

A survey of U.S. healthcare facilities showed 4.6 cases of known MRSA infection or colonization per 100 inpatients.

Given the rapid increase in cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection seen in the U.S., defining the magnitude of the problem is important. To explore this issue, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology conducted a survey of MRSA prevalence in U.S. healthcare facilities.

Infection control personnel at 1237 hospitals nationwide identified all patients known to be colonized or infected with MRSA in their respective institutions on a single day between October 1 and November 10, 2006. Compared with the 4936 U.S. hospitals identified by the American Hospital Association in 2005, the survey overrepresented institutions in New England, Middle Atlantic, and East North Central regions and u…

Reviewing Author

Richard T. Ellison III, MD

Disclosures

Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Richard T. Ellison III, MD

Disclosures

Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health