Full Text of HR1077 95th General Assembly
HR1077 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 3 |
| (MRSA) is a type of infection that is resistant to treatment | 4 |
| with the usual antibiotics and is the most common pathogen that | 5 |
| causes Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in the United | 6 |
| States and around the world; and
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| WHEREAS, A study led by the Centers for Disease Control and | 8 |
| Prevention estimates that in 2005 more than 94,000 invasive | 9 |
| MRSA infections occurred in the United States and more than | 10 |
| 18,500 of these infections resulted in death; and
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| WHEREAS, The percentage of MRSA infections in the United | 12 |
| States that are antimicrobial-resistant has grown from 2 | 13 |
| percent in 1974 to 63 percent in 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, The annual number of hospitalizations associated | 15 |
| with MRSA infections more than doubled between 1999 and 2004, | 16 |
| from 127,036 to 278,203; and
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| WHEREAS, Approximately 85 percent of all invasive MRSA | 18 |
| infections were associated with healthcare; and
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| WHEREAS, Serious MRSA infections occur most frequently | 20 |
| among individuals in hospitals and healthcare facilities, |
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| particularly the elderly, those undergoing dialysis, and those | 2 |
| with surgical wounds; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Individuals infected with MRSA are most likely to | 4 |
| have longer and more expensive hospital stays, with an average | 5 |
| cost of $35,000; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, MRSA results in more than $3,000,000,000 in annual | 7 |
| Medicare charges alone, a major factor in the over | 8 |
| $5,000,000,000 annual price tag for treating healthcare | 9 |
| associated infections in the United States; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, There has been an increase in reported staph | 11 |
| infection outbreaks, including antibiotic-resistant strains, | 12 |
| in states such as Illinois, New York, Kentucky, Virginia, | 13 |
| Maryland, Ohio, North Carolina, and Florida, and in the | 14 |
| District of Columbia; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Clusters of MRSA have been reported since 2000 | 16 |
| among competitive sports teams, where it is transmitted through | 17 |
| personal contact, sharing towels or equipment, and sharing | 18 |
| locker facilities; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Anyone, not just an infected patient, can be a | 20 |
| vehicle for the transmission of MRSA through skin-to-skin | 21 |
| contact; and |
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| WHEREAS, MRSA is a preventable disease when appropriate | 2 |
| hygienic practices, such as hand washing and appropriate first | 3 |
| aid for open wounds and active skin infections, are followed; | 4 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 |
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| (1) recognize the need to apply what is already known | 9 |
| about reducing the transmission of infections in hospitals | 10 |
| and rationalizing antibiotic prescribing
practices;
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| (2) recognize the need to pursue operational research | 12 |
| to find the best ways of preventing hospital- and | 13 |
| community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus | 14 |
| aureus (MRSA) and developing new antibiotics for improving | 15 |
| care for MRSA patients;
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| (3) recognize the importance of raising awareness of | 17 |
| MRSA and methods of preventing MRSA infections;
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| (4) support the work of advocates and organizations in | 19 |
| educating, supporting, and providing hope for individuals | 20 |
| and their families affected by community and healthcare | 21 |
| associated infections; and
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| (5) designate the month of March 2008 as "MRSA | 23 |
| Awareness Month".
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