Michael Aanes' annotated bibliography

MRSA Rates - Annotated Bibliography by Michael Aanes Beigi, R., & Hanrahan, J. (2007).

Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA Colonization Rates Among Gravidas Admitted to Labor and Delivery: A Pilot Study. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology , 1-4. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. This article discussed the rates of pregnant women entering into MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. It provided a sample of pregnant women entering into the hospital preparing for delivery of 96 women represent 3.5% percent of the population. Primarily the article identified itself as the first study of nasal colonization rates in nearly 30 years. It also touched upon the rates of CA-MRSA strains in the general population compared to this study.

Buck, J. M., Como-Sabetti, K., Harriman, K. H., Danila, R. N., Boxrud, D. J., Glennen, A., et al. (2005, October). Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Minnesota, 2000-2003. Emerging Infectious Diseases , pp. 1532-1538. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

This article fits more into the research I am conducting while many others will provide comparison data. This study focused on 12 sentinel hospitals in Minnesota and their reported positive MRSA cultures between 2000 and 2003. It's focus was on the rates of CA-MRSA reported during the study range from new admissions to the 12 sentinel hospitals and discussed if CA-MRSA was more common among invasive disease patients compared to their isolates.

JAMA and Archives Journals. (2010, August 12). Rate of Health Care Associated MRSA Infections Decreasing, Study Finds. Retrieved October 10, 2010, from Science Daily: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100910163447.htm

This was a population based study led by Alexander J. Kallen, M.D., M.P.H. conducted from 2005 to 2008. It addressed the rates of MRSA rates in 9 unidentified metropolitan areas in the United States. It looks to identify the decreasing rates of both CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA at their study sites. This article will also provide comparative data against the rates in Minnesota and North Dakota.

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. (2010, March 26). Community-Acquired MRSA Becoming More Common in Pediatric ICU Patients. Retrieved October 10, 2010, from Science Daily: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100326101321.htm

This study lead by Aaron Milestone, M.D., M.H.S. and focused on the rate increase of MRSA cases among pediatric admissions at Johns Hopkins Hospital between 2007 and 2008. It also addressed the rates of CA-MRSA in the cultures taken from 1,674 pediatric clients versus HA-MRSA.

Kaye, D. (2006). Community-Acquired MRSA among HIV-Infected Patients Rapidly Rising. Clinical Infectious Diseases , 43. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

This was a short article providing information on the rates of MRSA rates among HIV-Infected patients. It studied reported CA-MRSA cases reported at an HIV clinic in California and compares the rates reported in 2002, between 2003 and 2005 and after 2005. It provides excellent comparative data against infectious disease patient rates reported in Minnesota and North Dakota.

Klevens, R. M., Morrison, M. A., Nadle, J., Petit, S., Gershman, K., Ray, S., et al. (2007, October 17).

Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States. The Journal of the American Medical Association , 298 (15), pp. 1763-1771. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. This was another article with surveillance of 9 US communities previous to the study mentioned earlier. This study was shorter in that it looked at reported rates from July 2004 and December 2005. This article does provide information of where the surveillance sites were and the individual reported cases from each site. In addition to their study, they compare the reported findings with the national rates reported by the Center for Disease Control.

Minnesota Department of Health. (2003-2009). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), 2003-2009. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Health Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division. Retrieved from www.health.state.mn.us

This is a collection of reports from 2003-2009 from the Minnesota Department of Health. It provides detailed information of the various rates of CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA from each corresponding year from 2003-2009. In addition to the current rates, it addresses any increases or decreases from each study from the two previous years. The information provided from these reports will provide a significant amount of information for my project.

North Dakota Department of Health. (2010). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Retrieved October 7, 2010, from North Dakota Department of Health Disease Control: www.ndhealth.gov/disease/info/mrsa.aspx

This is another significant source of information for my project. This report provides the reported rates of MRSA within North Dakota for the previous decade. The primary focus of the article were the rates of MRSA reported in 2009 by individual counties within North Dakota and also broke the 2009 reported cases down by age group and gender as well.

Robicsek, A., Beaumont, J. L., Paule, S. M., Hacek, D. M., Thomson Jr, R. B., Kaul, K. L., et al. (2008). Universal Surveillance for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 Affiliated Hospitals. Annals of Internal Medicine , 148 (6), 409-418. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

This was a very extensive article surveying a 3 hospital system, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Illinois, for MRSA rates reported throughout 3 consecutive periods. It compared MRSA rates reported during different time periods to look at any increases or decreases in the reported cases.

Stevenson, K. B., Searle, K., Stoddard, G. J., & Samore, M. H. (2005). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in Rural Communities, Western United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases , 11 (6), 895-903. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

This was the only study that directly looked at MRSA rates in rural communities. With the information provided from the reported cases of MRSA by county in North Dakota, it will help provide comparative data as to any increases or decreases and helping determine if rates it other areas of county are comparable to rural areas in North Dakota. Information on Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci will be ignored in this article, as it addresses both VRE and MRSA rates.