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MRSA Rates
What is MRSA?
Staphylococcus aureus is a germ that lives on the skin and mucous membranes of healthy people. It can grow on the skin or mucous membranes without causing illness (this is called “colonization”). Staphylococcus aureus can also cause infections, most commonly wound infections. When Staphylococcus aureus develops antibiotic resistance, it is called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. At Mount Sinai Hospital, we screen patients to detect colonization with MRSA regularly, to help prevent MRSA infections.
MRSA Bacteraemia Rate
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Reporting
Period |
Jul. 1-
Sep. 30 2016 |
Apr. 1-
Jun. 31 2016 |
Jan. 1-
Mar. 31 2016 |
Oct. 1-
Dec. 31 2015 |
Jul. 1-
Sep. 30 2015 |
Apr 1-
Jun. 30 2015 |
Jan 1-
Mar. 31 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Case count |
Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | 0 | Less than 5 |
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Rate per 1000 days |
0.04 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.03 |
Cases and rates for previous years available in MRSA Archive
What are we doing to reduce MRSA rates?
- Comprehensive hand washing and hand hygiene program mandatory part of orientation and training
- Infection prevention and control education for patients and staff
- Screening program to test patients for MRSA
- Program for managing patients with MRSA to reduce spread
- Participation in national surveillance and research.
