Abstract
The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-carriage among hospital admissions (importation) is high in United States Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals when compared to published studies from other settings. We investigated whether inpatient transmission alone could explain this finding.
Highlights
The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-carriage among hospital admissions is high in United States Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals when compared to published studies from other settings
We modeled a typical VA hospital with 70 beds and its surrounding community with 38,000 enrolled Veterans
The median importation dropped to 3.5% (IQR 3.33.6%)
Summary
The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-carriage among hospital admissions (importation) is high in United States Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals when compared to published studies from other settings. We investigated whether inpatient transmission alone could explain this finding
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