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Effect of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the neonatal intensive care unit on total hospital cost.

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Schultz, ED; Tanaka, DT; Goldberg, RN; Benjamin, DK; Smith, PB
Published in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
April 2009

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.

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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

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EISSN

1559-6834

Publication Date

April 2009

Volume

30

Issue

4

Start / End Page

383 / 385

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Patient Isolation
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • Male
  • Length of Stay
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Infection Control
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn
 

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Schultz, E. D., Tanaka, D. T., Goldberg, R. N., Benjamin, D. K., & Smith, P. B. (2009). Effect of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the neonatal intensive care unit on total hospital cost. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 30(4), 383–385. https://doi.org/10.1086/596610
Schultz, Eric D., David T. Tanaka, Ronald N. Goldberg, Daniel K. Benjamin, and P Brian Smith. “Effect of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the neonatal intensive care unit on total hospital cost.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30, no. 4 (April 2009): 383–85. https://doi.org/10.1086/596610.
Schultz ED, Tanaka DT, Goldberg RN, Benjamin DK, Smith PB. Effect of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the neonatal intensive care unit on total hospital cost. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Apr;30(4):383–5.
Schultz, Eric D., et al. “Effect of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the neonatal intensive care unit on total hospital cost.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, vol. 30, no. 4, Apr. 2009, pp. 383–85. Pubmed, doi:10.1086/596610.
Schultz ED, Tanaka DT, Goldberg RN, Benjamin DK, Smith PB. Effect of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the neonatal intensive care unit on total hospital cost. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Apr;30(4):383–385.
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Published In

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

DOI

EISSN

1559-6834

Publication Date

April 2009

Volume

30

Issue

4

Start / End Page

383 / 385

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Patient Isolation
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • Male
  • Length of Stay
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Infection Control
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn