%0 Journal Article
%T MRSA distribution and epidemiological procedures evaluation at two hospitals in Northern Poland
%A Paszko
%A Krystyna
%A Michnowska
%A Ewa
%A Kurlenda
%A Julianna
%A Grinholc
%A Mariusz
%J GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplin£¿r
%D 2011
%I 
%X In the present study we have analyzed the impact of modified MRSA screening of carriers and patients on epidemiological situation of MRSA during 2008¨C2010, comparing two regional hospitals with similar bed numbers and similar ward profiles in Northern Poland. In 2008 the proportion of MRSA to all S. aureus isolates was 14.4% resp. 6.0%, in 2009 8.3% resp. 4.7% and in 2010 6.5% in both hospitals. Independent of the different prevention and intervention strategy in both hospitals the different MRSA incidence seems to be due to regional epidemic settings.
%K MRSA
%K screening
%K incidence
%K regional comparison
%U http://www.egms.de/en/journals/dgkh/2011-6/dgkh000176.shtml