title: Effect of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the neonatal intensive care unit on total hospital cost.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Ronald N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Daniel K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Benjamin
authors.forename: P Brian
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000191:economics; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000191:economics*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology