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While the news that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) had eclipsed the annual death toll of HIV drew most of the attention, there was another disturbing finding in a recently published study that was largely overlooked: Nearly 14% of the invasive MRSA cases found were acquired in the community.
The sample covered 994 hospitals in 37 states and included a total of 124,570 patients.
As the 2007-2008 flu season strikes, infection control and employee health professionals are reminded that a new Joint Commission standard requiring accredited organizations to offer influenza vaccinations to staff now is in effect.
The recent widely publicized finding that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus now kills more people annually than HIV/AIDS in the United States could result in a shift in public health priorities and funding as the true impact of MRSA in health care and the community comes to painful light.
Q. Could you elaborate on your statement during your presentation that "in 15 years, all staph would be resistant?"
