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

Daniel J Livorsi; Rajeshwari Nair; Brian C Lund; Bruce Alexander; Brice F Beck; Michihiko Goto; Eli N Perencevich

doi:10.1017/ice.2020.429

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

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

Daniel J Livorsi, Rajeshwari Nair, Brian C Lund, Bruce Alexander, Brice F Beck, Michihiko Goto and Eli N Perencevich

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.42(3), pp.353-355

09/17/2020

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.429

PMID: 32938506

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Abstract

Abstract 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.

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Title: Subtitle: MRSA prevalence and hospital-level antibiotic use: A retrospective study across 122 acute-care hospitals
Creators: Daniel J Livorsi
Rajeshwari Nair
Brian C Lund
Bruce Alexander
Brice F Beck
Michihiko Goto
Eli N Perencevich
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.42(3), pp.353-355
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.429
PMID: 32938506
ISSN: 0899-823X
eISSN: 1559-6834
Language: English
Date published: 09/17/2020
Academic Unit: Pharmacy; Psychiatry; Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984001235302771

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