Rhode Island Hospital Researcher Says MRSA Infection May Be Seasonal

A new study from Rhode Island Hospital found a significant increase in the occurrence of MRSA infections in the summer and autumn months, with a more pronounced increase in the pediatric population, according to a hospital news release.

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Researchers conducted a retrospective 10-year study by examining MRSA isolates submitted to the hospital’s microbiology laboratory. Their findings indicate that for pediatric patients there were approximately 1.85 times as many community-associated MRSA infections and 2.94 as many hospital-associated MRSA infections in the third and fourth quarters of the year than in the first two quarters. For adults, there were 1.14 times as many community-associated MRSA infections in the second two quarters as in the first two quarters, but no seasonal variation was observed in adult hospital-associated MRSA infections.

Read the news release about MRSA infection rates during summer and autumn.

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