A team of US researchers carried out a study to find out the incidence of invasive MRSA disease in specific American communities during 2005 and found that MRSA infections are more common than previously thought in the US. It is being found more frequently outside of health care settings and seems to affect certain populations such as the blacks, male and the 65+.
Based on the documented 8,987 cases of of invasive MRSA, the researchers estimated that there were 94,360 cases of invasive MRSA in the US in 2005, resulting in more than 18,000 deaths.
The researchers concluded " invasive MRSA disease is a major public health problem and is primarily related to health care but no longer confined to acute care. Although in 2005 the majority of invasive disease was related to health care, this may change".
Read the free full text article "Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States" JAMA. 2007;298(15):1763-1771 (Oct 17)
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