Persistence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in re-admitted patients

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)/ Clostridioides difficile and quality and clinical outcomes in US acute care hospitals. The population was all Medicare-certified US acute care hospitals with MRSA/ C difficile standardized infection ratio (SIR) data available from 2013 to 2017. Hospital-level data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services were used to estimate hospital and time fixed effects models for 30-day hospital readmissions, length of stay, 30-day mortality, and days in the intensive care unit. The key explanatory variables were SIR for MRSA and C difficile. No association was found between MRSA or C difficile rates and any of the 4 outcomes. The null results add to the mixed evidence in the field, but there are likely residual confounding factors. Future research should use larger samples of patient-level data and appropriate methods to provide evidence to guide efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance.

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Are Rates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridioides difficile Associated With Quality and Clinical Outcomes in US Acute Care Hospitals?

Reeves

Trogdon²,

Stearns³

et al. 2021

American Journal of Medical Quality

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Persistence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in re-admitted patients

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Are Rates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridioides difficile Associated With Quality and Clinical Outcomes in US Acute Care Hospitals?

Are Rates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridioides difficile Associated With Quality and Clinical Outcomes in US Acute Care Hospitals?

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