Regional Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients Following State-Mandated Active Surveillance | Zendy

Michael Y. Lin | Zendy; Mary K. Hayden | Zendy; Rosie D. Lyles | Zendy; Karen Lolans | Zendy; Louis Fogg | Zendy; Alexander J. Kallen | Zendy; Stephen G. Weber | Zendy; Robert A. Weinstein | Zendy; William E. Trick | Zendy

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Regional Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients Following State-Mandated Active Surveillance

Author(s) -

Michael Y. Lin,

Mary K. Hayden,

Rosie D. Lyles,

Karen Lolans,

Louis Fogg,

Alexander J. Kallen,

Stephen G. Weber,

Robert A. Weinstein,

William E. Trick

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix1056

Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , colonization , epidemiology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , confidence interval , emergency medicine , intensive care , staphylococcus aureus , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria , biology

In 2007, Illinois became the first state in the United States to mandate active surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The Illinois law applies to intensive care unit (ICU) patients; contact precautions are required for patients found to be MRSA colonized. However, the effectiveness of a legislated "search and isolate" approach to reduce MRSA burden among critically ill patients is uncertain. We evaluated whether the prevalence of MRSA colonization declined in the 5 years after the start of mandatory active surveillance.

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