scholarly journals Incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a children’s hospital in the Washington metropolitan area of the United States, 2003 – 2010

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Song ◽  
Jonathan Cogen ◽  
Nalini Singh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
The United States ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Aureus Infection ◽  
Children’S Hospital

scholarly journals Epidemics of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United States: A Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e52722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanja M. Dukic ◽  
Diane S. Lauderdale ◽  
Jocelyn Wilder ◽  
Robert S. Daum ◽  
Michael Z. David
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

Increasing Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United States

1990 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 639-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Boyce
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Tertiary Care Centers ◽  
Community Teaching

AbstractIn the period 1975 to 1981, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen in tertiary care centers in the United States. To determine if the prevalence of this organism has continued to increase, a questionnaire was sent to hospital epidemiologists in 360 acute care hospitals. A total of 256 (71%) of the 360 individuals responded. Overall, 97% (246/256) of responding hospitals reported having patients with MRSA in the period 1987 through 1989. Respondents in 217 hospitals provided estimates of the number of cases seen in 1987, 1988 and 1989. The percentage of respondents reporting one or more patients with MRSA increased from 88% in 1987 to 96.3% in 1989 (p = .0008). The percent of respondents reporting large numbers (≥50) of cases per year increased from 18% in 1987 to 32% in 1989 (p = .0006). Increasing frequency of large outbreaks was observed in community, community-teaching, federal, municipal and university hospitals.

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