Personal Injury Law

Study Reports that MRSA Infections are on the Decline

By Edward Bills

The number of patients infected with drug-resistant bloodstream infections during stays in hospital intensive care units dropped dramatically during the past decade, government researchers report. According to the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, catheter-based MRSA infections dropped nearly 50 percent from 1997 to 2007. Researchers attribute the drop to an increased focus on maintaining sterile conditions in ICU units.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on February 18, 2009 (boomark / email).