MRSA prevalence and hospital-level antibiotic use: A retrospective study across 122 acute-care hospitals.

Daniel J LivorsiRajeshwari NairBrian C LundBruce AlexanderBrice F BeckMichihiko GotoEli N Perencevich

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)

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.

Keyphrases

methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
acute care
staphylococcus aureus
risk factors
healthcare
emergency department