Comparison of incidence of bloodstream infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between england and united states, 2006-2007

Fernanda C. Lessa, Yi Mu, John Davies, Miranda Murray, Mark Lillie, Andrew Pearson, Scott K. Fridkin

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Abstract

We compared incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection (BSI) in the United States and England by using population-based surveillance. The incidence of community-onset MRSA BSI was 6.3-fold higher in the United States than in England, whereas the incidence of hospital-onset MRSA BSI was similar between the 2 countries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)925-928
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume51
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Oct 2010
Externally publishedYes

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