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Zeroing in on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: US Department of Veterans Affairs' MRSA Prevention Initiative.
Am J Infect Control. 2013 May;41(5):456-8
Authors: Kralovic SM, Evans ME, Simbartl LA, Ambrose M, Jain R, Roselle GA
Abstract
Implementation of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevention Initiative within US Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities was associated with a significant reduction in MRSA health care-associated infection (HAI) rates nationwide. The first 36 months of data from the Initiative were analyzed to determine how many facilities reported zero MRSA HAIs each month. From October 2007 through September 2010, there was a 37.6% increase nationwide in the number of facilities achieving zero MRSA HAIs each month.
PMID: 23102985 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]