论文信息 - Effect of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Total Hospital Cost

Effect of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Total Hospital Cost

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.

R. Goldberg | P. Smith | D. Benjamin | D. Tanaka | Eric D Schultz

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