Advisory Board August 8, 2024
Family members of patients recently discharged from the hospital are at a significantly elevated risk of being infected by an antibiotic-resistant bacteria, also known as a superbug, according to a recent study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
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Study details
For the study, researchers analyzed more than 158 million insurance claims between 2001 and 2021 and found methicillin-resistant staph (MRSA) in 424,512 cases among 343,524 insured people.
Of those cases, the researchers found 4,724 cases of MRSA potentially being transferred to a family member from a relative who had recently been in the hospital and had a MRSA diagnosis. They also found 8,064 potential MRSA transmissions that occurred after the family member...
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