Hospital-Onset Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Is A Better Measure Than MRSA Bacteremia for Assessing Infection Prevention: Evaluation of 50 US Hospitals

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Apr;39(4):476-478. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.13. Epub 2018 Feb 12.

Abstract

Of 500 hospital-onset Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia events (58% methicillin-susceptible S. aureus [MSSA]; 42% methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA]), we found no significant differences in S. aureus bacteremia rates between medium-sized and large hospitals. However, the proportion of S. aureus bacteremia caused by MSSA was greater in medium-sized hospitals and did not correlate with MRSA bacteremia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:476-478.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia* / epidemiology
  • Bacteremia* / microbiology
  • Bacteremia* / prevention & control
  • Correlation of Data
  • Cross Infection* / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection* / microbiology
  • Cross Infection* / prevention & control
  • Health Facility Size / statistics & numerical data*
  • Hospitals / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Infection Control* / organization & administration
  • Infection Control* / standards
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Quality Improvement
  • Staphylococcal Infections* / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections* / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections* / prevention & control
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • United States / epidemiology