MRSA kills more than emphysema, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s, and homicide combined

In one year, MRSA killed more Americans (~19,000) than emphysema, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, and homicide combined.

Infectious Diseases Society of America. Promoting Anti-Infective Development and Antimicrobial Stewardship through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). Statement of the IDSA befor the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health; March 2012. http://www.idsociety.org/uploadedfiles/idsa/policy_and_advocacy/current_topics_and_issues/advancing_product_research_and_development/bad_bugs_no_drugs/statements/idsa%20pdufa%20gain%20testimony%20030812%20final.pdf

Title: Promoting Anti-Infective Development and Antimicrobial Stewardship through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). Statement of the IDSA befor the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health
Publication Date: March 2012
Authors: Infectious Diseases Society of America
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Sepsis hospitalization rate increases with age
The rate of hospitalization for sepsis/septicemia in 2008 was around 30 times higher for patients ages 85 and older, than for those under the age of 65. [ Get More Details ]
Enormous annual direct cost of HAIs to hospitals
The annual direct cost of healthcare-associated infections to U.S. hospitals ranges from $28.4 billion to $45 billion. [ Get More Details ]
Drug-resistant infections increase length & cost of hospital stays
Drug-resistant infections increase the length of hospital stays by more than 23% and the cost by close to 30%. [ Get More Details ]
Risk of HAIs from hospitalization increases with age
Hospitalized elderly patients are 2 – 5 times more likely to develop a healthcare-associated infection than younger patients. [ Get More Details ]
Hospital stays longer when HAIs involved
The average length of hospital stays are 19 days longer with healthcare-associated infections than without (24.4 days versus 5.2 days). [ Get More Details ]