Local factors affecting cost/benefit of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening, a study from a low-income country

Am J Infect Control. 2011 Oct;39(8):703-705. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.01.008. Epub 2011 Jul 23.

Authors

Mohammad Ali Boroumand¹, Maryam Sotoudeh Anvari², Leila Pourgholi², Saeed Shoar², Mohammad Naderan², Elham Amelimojarad³, Hamidreza Goodarzynejad³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical and Clinical Pathology, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Surgical and Clinical Pathology, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Research, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 21784560
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.01.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Cross Infection / diagnosis*
Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Health Personnel
Hospitals, University
Humans
Infection Control
Iran
Mass Screening / economics*
Mass Screening / methods*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control