Stop Antibiotic Resistance? PowerPoint 1

This would make it approximately the 14 th leading cause of death in the United States, similar to Parkinson’s Disease. (

National Data on MRSA Is MRSA a problem in Washington State?

What is happening to the number of MRSA caused deaths in Washington ? (Washington State Dept. of Heath, epiTRENDS, 2008)

In 2003, MRSA accounted for 50% of the staph-listed deaths, but in 2008, MRSA accounted for 70% of them. While the number of all staph-listed deaths increased 28% over this period, the rate of MRSA-listed deaths increased 80%. (Washington State Dept. of Heath, epiTRENDS, 2008) MRSA associated deaths are going up