Multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus decreased 6 percent from 2011, with 45 percent of hospitals recording to MRSA cases, a 4 percent increase since 2011.
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections decreased 5 percent.
- Vancomycin resistant Enteroccus case numbers remained stable, though the infections were reported in 54 percent of hospitals, 6 percent more than in 2011.
The distribution of infection control successes was uneven, with a 6 percent decrease in infections in general wards, 13 percent decrease in special wards and 22 percent decrease in neonatal intensive care units, according to California Healthline‘s coverage of the report.
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