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Hospital MRSA Infection Rates Declining
Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a report yesterday showing a 9.4 percent decrease per year in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections from 2005 to 2008. The study also found a 5.7 percent decrease per year in the incidence of health care-associated community-onset infections. Over the four year period, research shows a 28 percent decrease in all hospital-onset invasive MRSA infections and about a 17 percent decrease in all invasive health care-associated community-onset infections. To read the full JAMA report, click here.