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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Bloodstream Infections (BSI)
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
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Abstract
In 2008, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) made Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infections (MRSA BSI) a laboratory reportable condition. For the Hospital Infections Disclosure Act, a MRSA BSI is defined as a hospital acquired infection when a blood culture collected more than 72 hours after admission becomes positive for MRSA. For this report, MRSA BSIs are based upon positive MRSA lab reports from blood cultures and date of specimen collection and matched to hospital administrative claims data for date of admission.
Issue Date
2011-04-15
Keywords
Staphylococcus aureus infections, Diseases--Reporting--South Carolina, South Carolina--Statistics, Medical
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Text
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