Effect of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Total Hospital Cost
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- 1 April 2009
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 30 (4) , 383-385
- https://doi.org/10.1086/596610
Abstract
The rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is increasing in neonatal intensive care units. We determined the economic impact of isolating and cohorting MRSA-colonized neonates on total hospital cost at a 49-bed, level III-IV neonatal intensive care unit.Keywords
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