Data Visualization: Take action against all staph

Take action against all staph.
Progress is slowing but success is possible.

US rates of hospital-onset MRSA infections dropped 17% each year until 2013.

MSSA may be rising in communities and progress against MRSA has recently slowed in hospitals.

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By 2017, US Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers reduced MRSA by 55% and MSSA by 12%.

The VA reduced rates of staph infections after adding steps like screening new patients.

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What puts people at risk for serious staph infection?

In Communities

• Uncovered or draining wounds, especially in high-contact sports or crowded living
• Sharing personal items, such as towels or razors
• Recent stays in a healthcare facility
• Injection drug use, like opioids

In Hospitals

• Hospital stays or surgery (during and shortly after)Sharing personal items, such as towels or razors
• Exposure to patients carrying or infected with staph
• Medical devices in the body, like intravenous lines (IVs)

In Other Healthcare Facilities

• Outpatient surgery and procedures, like dialysis
• Nursing home stays
• Medical devices in the body, like IVs