Study reveals reduction in MRSA infections
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, February 25, 2009
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A new study shows that it’s not all bad news when it comes to HAIs.
The study, published in the February 18 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, found that bloodstream infections caused by MRSA have decreased 50% in the last decade when inserting a central line, or catheter, into a major blood vessel.
From 1997-2007 hospitals reported data to the CDC. These numbers were used to calculated mean central line incidence rates for seven types of adult ICUs.
Some states have passed laws aimed at stopping MRSA, including prescreening patients, but the authors of the study noted that the decline in central-line associated infections was underway before these laws went into effect, according the Los Angeles Times.
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