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    Epidemiology of MRSA: the North/South study of MRSA in Ireland 1999.

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    Authors
    McDonald, P
    Mitchell, E
    Johnson, H
    Rossney, A
    Humphreys, H
    Glynn, G
    Burd, M
    Doyle, D
    McDonnell, R
    Affiliation
    Health Information Unit, Department of Public Health, Eastern Regional Health Authority, Dr Steeven's Hospital, 8, Dublin, Ireland. patriciamcdonald@eircom.net.ie
    Issue Date
    2003-06
    Keywords
    INFECTION CONTROL
    HOSPITAL
    Local subject classification
    METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
    HEALTHCARE-ACQUIRED INFECTION
    MeSH
    Adolescent
    Adult
    Age Distribution
    Aged
    Child
    Child, Preschool
    Cross Infection
    Disease Outbreaks
    Female
    Humans
    Incidence
    Infant
    Infection Control
    Ireland
    Male
    Methicillin Resistance
    Middle Aged
    Northern Ireland
    Population Surveillance
    Prevalence
    Prospective Studies
    Residence Characteristics
    Sex Distribution
    Staphylococcal Infections
    Staphylococcus aureus
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    Epidemiology of MRSA: the North/South study of MRSA in Ireland 1999. J. Hosp. Infect. 2003, 54 (2):130-4
    Journal
    The Journal of hospital infection
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/324265
    PubMed ID
    12818587
    Additional Links
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12818587
    Abstract
    The North/South Study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Ireland, 1999, includes a joint review of the epidemiology of MRSA across both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland. Data were gathered on all MRSA cases identified in laboratories in Northern Ireland (the North) and in the Republic of Ireland (the South) over a two-week period. The prevalence rate per 100000 population was 11.4 in the North and 14.0 in the South, with a marked variation across geographical regions. MRSA cases were located throughout hospitals and the community, were slightly more common in males than females, and occurred in all age groups, especially in the elderly. The majority of cases were inpatients in acute hospitals and were distributed across all types of wards. Most cases were colonized with MRSA but 5% of cases in the North and 10% in the South had invasive infection. Invasive infection was associated with intravascular lines and invasive procedures/surgery. Continuous surveillance is recommended to monitor the epidemiology of MRSA and the effectiveness of control measures.
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    en
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    0195-6701
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