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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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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 383-385

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CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/596610

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  1. Duke Neonatal-Perinatal Research Institute
  2. National Institutes of Health [T32 HD-043728, 1K23HD060040-01]

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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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