Costs of outpatient and inpatient MRSA screening and treatment strategies for patients at elective hospital admission - a decision tree analysis

Costs of outpatient and inpatient MRSA screening and treatment strategies for patients at elective hospital admission - a decision tree analysis

Abstract Background Nosocomial infections are among the most common complications in hospitals. A major part is caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). MRSA is still the most prominent and frequent MDRO. The early detection of carriers of multidrug-resistant bacteria is an effective measure...

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Main Authors: Luise Hutzschenreuter, Steffen Flessa, Kathleen Dittmann, Nils-Olaf Hübner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Outpatient screening
Decolonization
Admission screening
Costs
Expected costs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0442-x

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