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Subcutaneous Infection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus MRSA
Published on: February 9, 2011
MRSA prevalence and hospital-level antibiotic use: A retrospective study across 122 acute-care hospitals
Daniel J Livorsi1,2, Rajeshwari Nair1,2, Brian C Lund1
1Center for Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City Veterans' Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Abstract:
We evaluated the relationship between local MRSA prevalence rates and antibiotic use across 122 VHA hospitals in 2016. Higher hospital-level MRSA prevalence was associated with significantly higher rates of antibiotic use, even after adjusting for case mix and stewardship strategies. Benchmarking anti-MRSA antibiotic use may need to adjust for MRSA prevalence.
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