Trends in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Hospitalizations in the United States, 2010-2014

Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Nov 13;65(11):1921-1923. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix640.

Abstract

Data from the National Inpatient Sample show that the decrease in hospitalizations related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections between 2010 and 2014 primarily reflected declines in skin and soft tissue infections. Hospitalizations related to invasive MRSA remained largely unchanged.

Keywords: MRSA; MSSA; pneumonia; sepsis; skin and soft tissue infections.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Hospitalization / trends*
  • Humans
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Pneumonia / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia / microbiology
  • Soft Tissue Infections / drug therapy
  • Soft Tissue Infections / epidemiology
  • Soft Tissue Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcal Skin Infections / drug therapy
  • Staphylococcal Skin Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents