In-hospital costs of community-acquired colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms at a German teaching hospital

In-hospital costs of community-acquired colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms at a German teaching hospital

Abstract Background Antibiotic resistance is a challenge in the management of infectious diseases and can cause substantial cost. Even without the onset of infection, measures must be taken, as patients colonized with multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens may transmit the pathogen. We aim to quantify...

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Main Authors: Sabine Engler-Hüsch, Thomas Heister, Nico T Mutters, Jan Wolff, Klaus Kaier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Multi-drug resistance
Colonization
G-DRG
Hospital cost
Reimbursement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3549-0

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