[Regional surveillance of the evolution of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): what results for what teaching?].

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the evolution of MRSA within hospitals located in Franche-Comté from 1999 to 2003 and to establish the MRSA risk according to the type of hospitalization.

Methods: Surveillance of multidrug resistant bacteria was carried out according to the French national guidelines for the prevention of nosocomial infections.

Results: The global incidence of MRSA colonized/infected patients (screened by clinical samples) per 1000 patient-days had decreased from 0.