Ohio - Health Officials Investigate MRSA Cases at Miami Valley Hospital

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Officials investigate possible MRSA outbreak at local hospital

By Ben Sutherly, Staff Writer Updated 5:35 PM Friday, July 23, 2010

DAYTON — State and local health officials confirmed Friday, July 23, they are investigating a possible outbreak of MRSA traced to a Montgomery County hospital.

The outbreak involves three people who were possibly infected at a single hospital and involves no fatalities, said Jen House, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Health. She declined to identify the hospital, pending the receipt of test results, probably on Monday or Tuesday.

The hospital apparently learned of the possible infection this week, and the state Department of Health was notified midweek, House said.

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State testing possible MRSA samples from Dayton

By Dave Larsen, Staff Writer Updated 5:36 PM Monday, July 26, 2010

DAYTON — The medical director for Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County confirmed late Monday morning, July 26, that Miami Valley Hospital is cooperating with state and local health officials regarding a possible outbreak of MRSA at the hospital.

Miami Valley Hospital “had three different people with MRSA infections that were diagnosed in a two- or three-day period,” said Dr. Thomas Herchline, medical director for Public Health.

The hospital has sent samples of the bacteria that grew from those infections to the Ohio Department of Health for testing. “The additional test is just to identify if they are identical isolates or if they are different strains,” Herchline said.

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Ohio - Health Officials Investigate MRSA Cases at Miami Valley Hospital

Health Officials Investigate MRSA Cases

Posted: 11:18 am EDT July 27, 2010
<!--startindex-->DAYTON, Ohio -- Miami Valley Hospital is waiting on news today regarding three cases of MRSA.

The test results from the Ohio Department of Health, will determine if there is a MRSA outbreak.

Three patients recently contracted the infection and tests will determine if they got it at the hospital.

MRSA is a type of Staph infection characterized by a raised, red and painful area or wound that opens and drains.

Dr. Thomas Herchline, of Public Health Dayton-Montgomery County said, "People should be very attentive to washing your hands. If they have a sore that's draining at all they should make sure they keep it covered."

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3 local hospitals MRSA infection rates above average

3 in Dayton have higher-than-average rate of incidents for the infection, state health officials report.

By Dave Larsen, Staff Writer Updated 10:06 AM Tuesday, July 27, 2010

DAYTON — Miami Valley, Grandview and Good Samaritan hospitals all have above-average rates for hospital-acquired MRSA infections, according to data from the Ohio Department of Health.

Good Samaritan has the highest number of infections among the three hospitals, averaging 2.3 infections per 10,000 patient days that developed after the patient was admitted to the hospital.

The state average is one infection per 10,000 patient days.

Miami Valley had 1.4 infections and Grandiew had 1.9 infections per 10,000 patient days. The rates cover the period July 2008 through June 2009.

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State: No MRSA outbreak at Miami Valley Hospital

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<ADDRESS class=blogEntryAuthor>John Bedell </ADDRESS>
@ <ABBR class=blogPubStamp title=2010-08-03T05:14:51-05:00>August 3, 2010 5:14 AM </ABBR>
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<ABBR class=blogPubStamp title=2010-08-03T05:14:51-05:00></ABBR>DAYTON, Ohio -- The State Department of Health says there is no link between the three cases of MRSA voluntarily submitted by Miami Valley Hospital.


The hospital sent three samples on July 21 to see if the cases had a common cause. The test results show that there was not a small outbreak at the hospital in mid-June but rather, three isolated incidents.

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