Excess Costs and Utilization Associated with Methicillin Resistance for Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology2010Vol. 31(4), pp. 365–373
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Gregory Filice, John A. Nyman, Catherine Lexau, Christine Lees, Lindsay Bockstedt, Kathryn Como‐Sabetti, Lindsey Lesher, Ruth Lynfield
Abstract
Resistance to methicillin in S. aureus was independently associated with increased costs. Effective antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention programs are needed to prevent these costly infections.
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