Full Text of HR0457 95th General Assembly
HR0457 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 3 |
| (MRSA)
is a type of staphylococcal infection that is resistant | 4 |
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treatment with the usual antibiotics; and
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| WHEREAS, The proportion of infections which are | 6 |
| antimicrobial
resistant in the United States has grown from 2% | 7 |
| in 1974 to 63%
in 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, MRSA occurs most frequently among individuals in
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| hospitals and health care facilities, particularly the | 10 |
| elderly,
those undergoing dialysis, and those with surgical | 11 |
| wounds; and
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| WHEREAS, Individuals infected with MRSA are most likely to
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| have longer and more expensive hospital stays; and
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| WHEREAS, Clusters of MRSA have been reported since 2000 | 15 |
| among
competitive sports teams, where it is transmitted through
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| personal contact, sharing towels or equipment, and sharing | 17 |
| locker
facilities; and
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| WHEREAS, Anyone, not just an infected patient, can be a
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| vehicle for the transmission of MRSA through skin-to-skin
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| contact; and
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| WHEREAS, MRSA is a preventable disease when appropriate
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| hygienic practices, such as hand washing and appropriate first
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| aid for open wounds and active skin infections, are followed;
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| WHEREAS, Countries such as Denmark, Finland, and the
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| Netherlands have successfully controlled MRSA through | 7 |
| aggressive
interventions; therefore, be it | 8 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| designate the week of June 10, 2007, as "MRSA Awareness Week" | 11 |
| in this State; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we recognize the importance of raising
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| awareness of MRSA and methods of preventing MRSA infections.
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