Veterans Affairs methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention initiative associated with a sustained reduction in transmissions and health care-associated infections

Implementation of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevention Initiative was associated with significant declines in MRSA transmission and MRSA health care-associated infection rates in Veterans Affairs acute care facilities nationwide in the 33-month period from October 2007 thr...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2013-11, Vol.41 (11), p.1093-1095
Main Authors: Evans, Martin E., MD, Kralovic, Stephen M., MD, MPH, Simbartl, Loretta A., MS, Freyberg, Ron W., MS, Obrosky, D. Scott, MS, Roselle, Gary A., MD, Jain, Rajiv, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Cross Infection - transmission
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
General aspects
Hospitals, Veterans
Human bacterial diseases
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Humans
Incidence
Infection Control
Infection Control - methods
Infection prevention
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
MDRO
Medical sciences
Methicillin-resistant organism
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Nosocomial infections
Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control
Staphylococcal Infections - transmission
Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections
Staphylococcus infections
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans health care
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Summary:Implementation of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevention Initiative was associated with significant declines in MRSA transmission and MRSA health care-associated infection rates in Veterans Affairs acute care facilities nationwide in the 33-month period from October 2007 through June 2010. Here, we show continuing declines in MRSA transmissions ( P  = .004 for trend, Poisson regression) and MRSA health care-associated infections ( P  
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.04.015