Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Western Australia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Dailey, Lynne ; Coombs, Geoffrey W. ; O'Brien, Frances G. ; Pearman, John W. ; Christiansen, Keryn ; Grubb, Warren B. ; Riley, Thomas V.
• Description:
  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continues to be a notable cause of hospital-acquired infections. A statewide screening and control policy was implemented in Western Australia (WA) after an outbreak of epidemic MRSA in a Perth hospital in 1982. We report on statutory notifications from 1998 to 2002 and review the 20-year period from 1983 to 2002. The rate of reporting of community-associated Western Australia MRSA (WAMRSA) escalated from 1998 to 2002 but may have peaked in 2001. Several outbreaks were halted, but they resulted in an increase in reports as a result of screening. A notable increase in ciprofloxacin resistance during the study period was observed as a result of more United Kingdom epidemic MRSA (EMRSA) -15 and -16. WA has seen a persistently low incidence of multidrug-resistant MRSA because of the screening and decolonization program. Non-multidrug-resistant, community-associated WAMRSA strains have not established in WA hospitals.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Age Distribution Child Child, Preschool Disease Notification Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Male Methicillin Resistance Middle Aged Prevalence Sex Distribution Staphylococcal Infections

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(10):1584-1590.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Western Australia
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e28d1333bfb921b80c0577d4788ce3a20fb02e84d1796c3b15400aafa8f1c4b5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15837/cdc_15837_DS1.pdf
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