Staph infections can kill | VitalSigns | CDC

Staph infections can kill | VitalSigns | CDC

Staph infections and deaths are preventable.

• Healthcare facilities can make MRSA and MSSA prevention a priority by assessing the facility’s staph infection data, implementing prevention actions, and evaluating progress.
• Many hospitals have successfully prevented infections and spread. Ongoing assessment of facility data and implementation of prevention strategies are critical to this success.

Issue Details

Related Pages and Resources

• Vital Signs: Press Release – Deadly Staph Infections Still Threaten the U.S. [English]
• Vital Signs: Press Release – Las infecciones mortales por estafilococo siguen siendo una amenaza en los EE. UU. [Spanish]
• Vital Signs: Epidemiology and Recent Trends in Methicillin-Resistant and in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections — United States, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Vital Signs: Trends in Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers — United States, 2005–2017, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Persons Who Inject Drugs — Six Sites, 2005–2016
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
• Strategies to Prevent Hospital-onset Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Facilities
• Staphylococcus aureus in healthcare settings
• Factsheet: How to Avoid Infections – For Providers Who Treat Patients Who Inject Drugs Cdc-pdf[88 KB, 2 pages]
• Factsheet: How to Avoid Infections – For Patients Who Inject Drugs Cdc-pdf[2 MB, 2 pages]

Other Sites

• CDC’s Emerging Infections Program

Science Behind the Issue

• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Science Clips