Statistics about Staphylococcal infection

Prevalance of Staphylococcal infection: The true incidence of staphylococcal food poisoning is unknown for a number of reasons, including poor responses from victims during interviews with health officials; misdiagnosis of the illness, which may be symptomatically similar to other types of food poisoning (such as vomiting caused by Bacillus cereus toxin); inadequate collection of samples for laboratory analyses; and improper laboratory examination. Of the bacterial pathogens causing foodborne illnesses in the U.S. (127 outbreaks, 7,082 cases recorded in 1983), 14 outbreaks involving 1,257 cases were caused by S. aureus. These outbreaks were followed by 11 outbreaks (1,153 cases) in 1984, 14 outbreaks (421 cases) in 1985, 7 outbreaks (250 cases) in 1986 and one reported outbreak (100 cases) in 1987. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)

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This page presents a variety of statistics about Staphylococcal infection. The term 'prevalence' of Staphylococcal infection usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Staphylococcal infection at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Staphylococcal infection refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Staphylococcal infection diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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