Abstract:

n order to introduce the prevalence situation of MRSA and the measures which developed countries are taking to control MRSA, this paper included the trends of MRSA, the indications and methods for MRSA screening, laboratory diagnosis, isolation and treatment, the corresponding detection and control measures in 12 European countries (Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland) and Japan. It also introduced the trends of MRSA in China in recent years and national measures taken in response.