title: Cost-effectiveness of perirectal surveillance cultures for controlling vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Edmond
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014481:United States; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance