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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 5.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 Oct;31(10):2295–2303. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0992

EXHIBIT 1.

Relative Reduction In MRSA Prevalence For Various Active Surveillance And Contact Isolation Campaigns Implemented At 75 Percent Contact Isolation Compliance Over 10 Simulated Years

This hospital only (%) 5 highest- capacity hospitals (%) 10 highest- capacity hospitals (%) All hospitals (%)
ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AFFECTED

A 14.9 2.2 2.8 20.2
B 13.6 14.4 14.8 15.6
C 13.5 2.3 3.5 19.6
D 10.3 11.4 12.0 13.6
E 8.3 1.0 2.7 11.9
F 6.7 2.3 4.7 12.2
G 9.9 1.6 2.9 14.9
H 19.1 1.9 2.6 22.8
I 17.0 17.2 17.7 18.5
J 12.5 1.2 14.2 16.8
K 10.6 1.2 12.6 14.6
L 16.9 17.6 19.3 20.2
M 12.5 2.3 3.6 17.2
N 9.4 1.7 3.1 15.5
O 11.2 1.6 13.2 15.6
P 13.1 1.3 2.1 15.9
Q 8.7 0.7 9.7 10.6
R 15.6 0.36 0.7 16.4
S 9.8 1.2 2.4 13.5
T 11.3 1.7 2.8 20.2
U 8.6 0.9 9.2 9.4
V 12.2 12.7 13.1 13.9
W 10.5 2.9 4.7 17.8
X 9.3 1.5 3.0 16.5

COUNTYWIDE ACUTE CARE REDUCTION

Mean 4.3 7.4 16.0
Median 1.7 4.2 15.7

SOURCE Author-generated data. NOTE MRSA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.