More than 119,000 people were diagnosed with bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States in 2017, and almost 20,000 died -- a significant slowing in the previously declining rates of infections with the bacteria
From 2005 to 2013, the rates of methicillin-resistant staph aureus bloodstream infections diagnosed in hospitals declined on average 17.1% every year. But no significant change in the rates of infection has been observed since, according to the report, released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The authors also urge health care providers to protect patients by implementing CDC recommendations such as the use of gloves and gowns, continually reviewing their facility infection data and discussing additional interventions if infection reduction goals are not met. "We know infection prevention and control works but it's not one-size-fits-all," Dr.
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