National methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus rates may have more of an influence than local MRSA rates on clinicians' prescription of clindamycin and linezolid to fight the infection, according to an article published in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control.
Researchers examined trends in antimicrobial prescription and cross-referenced them with MRSA-positive wound culture counts between 1999 and 2007 from The Surveillance Network.
State MRSA rates did not correlate with state prescription rates for antimicrobials relevant to MRSA, though variance in microbial prescription appeared to be linked to national MRSA rates.
The study concluded making local MRSA data available to clinicians might improve antimicrobial stewardship and should be future area for interventions.
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Researchers examined trends in antimicrobial prescription and cross-referenced them with MRSA-positive wound culture counts between 1999 and 2007 from The Surveillance Network.
State MRSA rates did not correlate with state prescription rates for antimicrobials relevant to MRSA, though variance in microbial prescription appeared to be linked to national MRSA rates.
The study concluded making local MRSA data available to clinicians might improve antimicrobial stewardship and should be future area for interventions.
