Stay informed!

Comprehesive site dedicated to providing information about Hospital-Acquired and Community-Acquired infections to the general public. Several important brochures are available for download:

Reduce the Risk: 10 steps to prevent students from getting MRSA infections

Reduce your Risk: 15 steps you can take to reduce your risk of getting a hospital infection

Unnecessary Deaths: The Human and Financial Costs of Hospital Infections

The CDC maintains an extensive web presence as they are charged with compiling epidemiological statistics and providing authoritative information to the medical community as well as the American public. These are just a few examples of web pages related to MRSA on the CDC site.

Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(CA-MRSA)

Includes links to:

• Podcast: Key fact about MRSA
• Fact Sheet: Invasive MRSA 2007
  
• CA-MRSA Information for the Public
• CA-MRSA Information for Clinicians
  
• What Is CDC Doing about MRSA?
  
• Questions and Answers about MRSA in Schools
  
• Patient Information Sheet Educational Posters

Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings

Includes link to:
Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002

Healthcare-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(HA-MRSA)

Includes:

• Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings, 2006
• Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings - 2002
• Isolation Precaution in Hospitals