MRSA bacteremias
MRSA is a bacterium that has developed resistance to several antibiotics. MRSA can be found in a person’s nose, rectum, urine or on their skin. People with a weakened immune system, who take antibiotics regularly, who have stayed in a health care institution several times or for a long period are more at risk of being a carrier of MRSA. There is also another strain of MRSA called “community”. This strain has been identified among contact sports team members, injection drug users, the homeless and individuals in a prison setting.
Bacteremia (blood infection) is one of the infections that this bacterium can cause.
Bacteremia (blood infection) is one of the infections that this bacterium can cause.
|
Period
|
Rate / 1000 patient days
|
Number of cases
|
|
April 1 -
June 30 2010 |
0
|
0
|
|
July 1 -
September 30 2010 |
0.05
|
< 5
|
|
Octobre 1 -
December 31 2010 |
0
|
0
|
|
January 1 -
March 31 2011 |
0.04
|
< 5
|
|
April 1 - |
0 |
0 |
|
July 1 - |
0 |
0 |
|
October 1 - |
0 |
0 |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS
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To learn more about MSRA, click this link.
LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Hôpital Montfort
Communications Department
Telephone: 613-746-4621 extension 2014
E-mail: communications@montfort.on.ca