Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections in U.S. Hospitalized Patients, 2012-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria that are commonly associated with health care cause a substantial health burden. Updated national estimates for this group of pathogens are needed to inform public health action.

Methods

Using data from patients hospitalized in a cohort of 890 U.S. hospitals during the period 2012-2017, we generated national case counts for both hospital-onset and community-onset infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae suggestive of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, carbapenem-resistant acinetobacter species, and MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa

SUBMITTER: Jernigan JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10961699 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature