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US Sees Rise in Drug-Resistant Staph Infections
The community-associated strains were responsible for most of the increase, rising from 3.6 percent of all MRSA infections in 1999 to 28.2 percent in 2006, according to the study.
MRSA strains accounted for 63 percent of all staph infections in 2004, up from 22 percent in 1995 and two percent in 1974, the CDC says.
In order to contain the risk of MRSA infection, Klein urged hospitals to reinforce infection control and surveillance measures.
"The movement of community-associated strains into the hospital also points to the urgent need for rapid tests that can identify the strain of MRSA," he said.
The authors noted that some MRSA strains, especially those originating from outpatient departments, are vulnerable to more cheap antibiotics, allowing a hospital doctor to prescribe an effective drug while keeping costs under control.
About 20 percent of those infected die from MRSA strains, according to the CDC. In the European Union, more than three million people are infected each year and tens of thousands die from the infections.
Source-AFP
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