title: Zeroing in on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: US Department of Veterans Affairs' MRSA Prevention Initiative.
abstract: Implementation of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevention Initiative within US Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities was associated with a significant reduction in MRSA health care-associated infection (HAI) rates nationwide. The first 36 months of data from the Initiative were analyzed to determine how many facilities reported zero MRSA HAIs each month. From October 2007 through September 2010, there was a 37.6% increase nationwide in the number of facilities achieving zero MRSA HAIs each month.
authors.affiliation: National Infectious Diseases Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA. stephen.kralovic@va.gov
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kralovic
authors.forename: Martin E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Loretta A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Simbartl
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ambrose
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Roselle
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs