Control of Endemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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10 November 1999

journal article
caring for-the-critically-ill-patient
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA

Vol. 282 (18) , 1745-1751
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.282.18.1745

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become endemic worldwide over the past 2 decades,¹^-3 and is now a major nosocomial pathogen in many hospitals.³^,4 There are wide variations among countries and hospitals. In Europe, recent surveys indicate that the proportion of MRSA varies from 30% to 40% in southern countries to less than 1% in some northern countries,² in which sustained MRSA control programs have been implemented early.⁵^,6 High-risk units, such as intensive care units (ICUs), are most affected. In 1992, MRSA accounted for 57% of all ICU-acquired S aureus infections recorded in the European Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care study.⁷

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