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3264121

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-1-10
pubmed:abstractText
This study reports an analysis of the relative importance of laboratory antibiotic, and per diem costs of caring for 58 patients with serious Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial infections. Laboratory costs accounted for 2%, antibiotics for 21%, and per diem costs for 77% of total infection-related costs. Only 45% of patients were hospitalized for additional days specifically because of infection, but these patients stayed an average of 18 extra days. Nosocomial infections with S. aureus resistant to penicillinase-resistant penicillins (PRP) were more frequently associated with additional infection-related days of hospitalization than were PRP-susceptible infections. The cost of PRP-resistant infections was also significantly greater than PRP-susceptible infections, primarily because of the costs of additional days of hospitalization. Rational strategies to control costs of nosocomial infection should focus on two approaches: (1) prevention and (2) reduction of acute hospital days attributable to infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0196-6553
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
185-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Cost of nosocomial infection: relative contributions of laboratory, antibiotic, and per diem costs in serious Staphylococcus aureus infections.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hospital and Health Administration, University of Iowa College of Medicine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.