From the site you submitted:
"Although MRSA is still a major patient threat, a CDC study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine showed that invasive (life-threatening) MRSA infections in healthcare settings are declining.
Invasive MRSA infections that began in hospitals declined 54% between 2005 and 2011, with 30,800 fewer severe MRSA infections.
In addition, the study showed 9,000 fewer deaths in hospital patients in 2011 versus 2005."
"This study (or report) complements data from the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) that found rates of MRSA bloodstream infections occurring in hospitalized patients fell nearly 50% from 1997 to 2007."
Could it be that current information is based on National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), and may affect hospital funding ?
Why would doctors not list MRSA as the cause of death, instead of the original problem that brought them to the healthcare facility in the first place ?
Is there an incentive to NOT LIST MRSA as the cause of death ?
Accurate statistics require accurate data : or "GI/GO"(garbage in/ garbage out) !!
“Is there an incentive to NOT LIST MRSA as the cause of death ? “
Since the hospitals self-report, I would be suspicious of these numbers. too.