drug resistant infection
Why this is important: Some microorganisms have developed a resistance to medicines that were previously effective in treating infection. Infections caused by drug-resistant microorganisms can be transmitted easily from person-to-person and be very difficult to treat. Individuals infected may require isolation or prophylactic measures.
Definition: Rate per 100,000 individuals of inpatient hospitalizations with an infection of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Data Source: Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Comprehensive Hospital Abstract Reporting System (CHARS). Calculations and presentation of data by Spokane Regional Health District, Data Center.
Trend
No trend
Geography
Worse than Washington State
Disparities
Differences by age
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