Economic analysis of universal active surveillance screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: perspective matters
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
.
2015 Jan;36(1):14-6.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2014.25.
Authors
JaHyun Kang
1
,
Kenneth J Smith
2
,
Cindy L Bryce
3
,
Carlene A Muto
4
Affiliations
1
1School of Nursing,University of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh,PA,USA.
2
2Division of General Internal Medicine,Department of Medicine,School of Medicine,University of Pittsburgh,PA,USA.
3
3Section of Decision Sciences and Clinical Systems Modeling,School of Medicine,University of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh,PA,USA.
4
5Department of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology,UPMC Health System,Pittsburgh,PA,USA.
PMID:
25627756
DOI:
10.1017/ice.2014.25
No abstract available
Publication types
Comment
MeSH terms
Carrier State / diagnosis*
Hospital Costs*
Humans
Infection Control / economics*
Mass Screening / economics*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*