Dr. Paul Sax looks at the rise and fall of MRSA rates in
HIV and ID Observations.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates stopped increasing in the mid-2000s and have been gradually declining ever since — and no one knows precisely why. In the latest HIV and ID Observations, Dr. Paul Sax asks: Should hospitals continue to use contact precautions for patients with MRSA?
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