| Description |
Methicillin (or oxacillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogen
should capture all methicillin non-Susceptible isolates of Staphylococcus
aureus.
Note: This includes all positive cultures for MRSA, both clinical cultures
and those done as part of epidemiologic prevalence studies or surveys (such
as nasal and rectal swabs) at your facility.
Any Staphylococcus aureus isolate that is resistant to methicillin (or
oxacillin) should be captured for this. Laboratories may use different
methods to capture these data. An appropriate National Committee on Clinical
of continuing importance for healthcare facilities. It is also an emerging
Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) testing schema used and captured in VistA should
be adequate.
pathogen from community-acquired sources. It is an organism that can be
transmitted easily within facilities and in the community. It can produce a
spectrum of illness from asymptomatic colonization to severe, life-threatening
disease in those patients who acquire it. Whether this organism is causing
disease or not, it can contribute to spread within a healthcare facility. The
purpose of this pathogen on the EPI list is to capture all cultures that have
MRSA present (whether the patient has disease or is just colonized). This
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