Study: Staph infections endemic in hospitals

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Study: Staph infections endemic in hospitals

 

According to a new study, staph infections, including but not limited to

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), have become endemic in

hospitals. The study, which is set to be published in the December issue of

Emerging Infectious Diseases, found that MRSA-related hospitalizations doubled

between 1999 and 2005, from 127,000 to 280,000. Hospitalizations for patients

with other staph infections shot up 62 percent. Meanwhile, the rate of

" community-based " MRSA infection has spiked as well. The study's authors are

proposing that the U.S. develop a national infection-rate reporting system, as

well as researching the relationship between community-based and hospital-based

staph infections.

 

To learn more about this trend:

- read this Modern Healthcare piece

 

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