Mike, The Mad Biologist , recently attended a Network on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus meeting, and came out with some new statistics that you will want to see. Here are a couple of highlights, be sure and read the whole story at Mike’s blog:
- 43% of all skin infections in the U.S. are the result of one strain of MRSA. Not 43% of staphylococcal infections. All skin infections. [Whoa.]
- Most MRSA used to be hospital-acquired (the infection began after 48 hours had be spent in the hospital; ‘HA-MRSA’). Now, roughly 75% of MRSA are either community-acquired (the patient enters the hospital infected and onset occurs before 24 hours has been spent in the hospital; ‘CA-MRSA’) or hospital-associated community onset MRSA (onset occurs between 24-48 hours of hospital entry; ‘HACO-MRSA’). [That is a huge number!]
Thanks for sharing the info, Mike!
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5 responses so far ↓
lovejoe // Feb 19, 2008 at 7:27 pm
I NEED THE STATISTICS!!! NOT THE HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kb // Apr 9, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I agree
alana // May 8, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Hey, i need some statistics, not what u gave me, but it is good for people to know the info that you stated!!
~Alana
Paula Eckenrode // Aug 5, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Im not sure what good this will do,but in June of this year 2008,I lost my mother and it was a short time after being infected with mrsa.She passed on 6/6/08.I,love my mother very much and I do not believe she would have died if not for this.She was suffering so badly,she had to have blood because mrsa had taken all her red blood cells.I,watched her go down hill quickly.She had to go on life support and then came the request to take her off.Its the hardest thing I ever had to do.She died within minutes.I,really feel for anyone that has to go through this and yes I would like to know the statistics in Maryland as well.Oh by the way she was in ICU.She is at piece now,but still feel guilty over my decision.
So Sad // Aug 5, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Hi Paula ..
Oh my gosh. I feel so badly for you for the loss of your mother. My condolences to you.
Please do not feel guilty over the decision you had to make. You’re right … your mother is at peace now.
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