title: Comparative cost of selective screening to prevent transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), compared with the attributable costs of MRSA infection.
abstract: The annual cost of a screening program to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a teaching hospital in Spain was 10,261 Euro. The average cost per MRSA infection was 2,730 Euro; therefore, the cost of the program would be covered if it only prevented 4 infections per year (11% of the total number of MRSA infections at our hospital).
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Girona Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain. lgavalda@csub.scs.es
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gavaldà
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masuet
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beltran
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Delia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Josep M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sirvent
authors.forename: Josep M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ramon
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013030:Spain; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification