Trends in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections using statewide population-based surveillance and hospital discharge data, Connecticut, 2010-2018

Ashley N Rose; Paula Clogher; Kelly M Hatfield; Runa H Gokhale; Isaac See; Susan Petit

doi:10.1017/ice.2020.72

Trends in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections using statewide population-based surveillance and hospital discharge data, Connecticut, 2010-2018

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Jun;41(6):734-736. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.72.

Authors

Ashley N Rose¹, Paula Clogher², Kelly M Hatfield¹, Runa H Gokhale¹, Isaac See¹, Susan Petit³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
³ Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut.

Abstract

We compared methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections (BSIs) captured by culture-based surveillance and MRSA septicemia hospitalizations captured by administrative coding using statewide hospital discharge data in Connecticut from 2010 to 2018. Observed discrepancies between identification methods suggest administrative coding is inappropriate for assessing trends in MRSA BSIs.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Bacteremia* / epidemiology
Connecticut / epidemiology
Cross Infection* / epidemiology
Hospitals
Humans
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
Patient Discharge
Staphylococcal Infections* / epidemiology
Staphylococcus aureus

Grants and funding

CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States