tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483019915352061873.post3117739596922959374..comments2023-03-31T02:53:06.437-05:00Comments on Superbug: News break: Hospital-acquired MRSA trending down - but why?Maryn McKennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695106217486522993noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483019915352061873.post-13547445121051496722010-08-10T23:08:32.472-05:002010-08-10T23:08:32.472-05:00Because - sorry, hit Send too soon - what if withi...Because - sorry, hit Send too soon - what if within"guess" you have a hospital that does basic hygiene very well? Or "search and destroy" very badly? Which is doing a better job then? My point is, we need better, more transparent data, so that we can compare "what works" between institutions and really know what is better.Maryn McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16695106217486522993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483019915352061873.post-21211825573006834342010-08-10T23:06:12.838-05:002010-08-10T23:06:12.838-05:00Thomas: The problem is, it's a guess (and, ano...Thomas: The problem is, it's a guess (and, another guess, could also be due to a change in the behavior of the organism, as the JAMA editorial suggests). It's a reasonable assumption — but I've not yet met a hospital that is willing to invest in a new program on the basis of a "reasonable assumption." We need better data.Maryn McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16695106217486522993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483019915352061873.post-65253570418469175012010-08-10T20:40:33.087-05:002010-08-10T20:40:33.087-05:00Maryn -- You can't tell from this report, but ...Maryn -- You can't tell from this report, but surely we can guess . . . well, at least I'd guess. . . that at least a significant part of the decline is linked to hospitals' renewed emphasis on basic hygiene, cleaning, hand-sanitizing, etc. spurred by the resistant S.aureus outbreak, and other hospital-acquired infections. What do you think?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337171200443389840noreply@blogger.com