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. doi: 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.

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hospital Costs*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / economics*
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / epidemiology
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / microbiology
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal* / economics
  • Length of Stay / economics
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Patient Isolation / economics*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / economics*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology