Implementation of an intensified infection control program to reduce MRSA transmissions in a German tertiary care hospital Matthias Trautmann, MD, Angela.

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Implementation of an intensified infection control program to reduce MRSA transmissions in a German tertiary care hospital Matthias Trautmann, MD, Angela Pollitt, RN, MPH, Ulrike Loh, RN, Iris Synowzik, RN, Wolfgang Reiter, MD, Jens Stecher, MD, Michael Rohs, MD, Ulrich May, MD, Elisabeth Meyer, MD American Journal of Infection Control Volume 35, Issue 10, Pages 643-649 (December 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.04.280 Copyright © 2007 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Time course of newly identified MRSA cases over 11 years (1994-2006) at Katharinenhospital, Stuttgart. American Journal of Infection Control 2007 35, 643-649DOI: (10.1016/j.ajic.2007.04.280) Copyright © 2007 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Differentiation between imported and nosocomial MRSA cases since 2002. The boxes within the columns denote the transmission index, which is the ratio between secondary and imported cases. P value: chi-square test. American Journal of Infection Control 2007 35, 643-649DOI: (10.1016/j.ajic.2007.04.280) Copyright © 2007 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig 3 MRSA epidemiology in the surgical (SICU) and medical (MICU) ICUs. (A) MRSA rate per 100 S aureus–positive patients. (B) MRSA incidence per 1000 patient days. P values: chi-square test. American Journal of Infection Control 2007 35, 643-649DOI: (10.1016/j.ajic.2007.04.280) Copyright © 2007 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig 4 Incidence per 1000 device days of device-associated MRSA infections on the medical and surgical ICUs (combined). The reduction of MRSA septicemia incidence between 2002 and 2005-2006 was significant (P < .0125). American Journal of Infection Control 2007 35, 643-649DOI: (10.1016/j.ajic.2007.04.280) Copyright © 2007 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions