Mrsa Screening 'Could Prevent 1200 Cases' Superbug: Prevention Moves to Tackle Infection Could Reduce Prevalence - but at a Price of Gbp17.2 Million Per Hospital
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SCREENING all patients for MRSA over a five-year period could prevent an average of 1200 cases of the potentially deadly superbug a year in one hospital, a new report has concluded.
However, it could cost the hospital as much as GBP17.2 million to introduce a screening policy and increase the number of isolation rooms, but this would save more than 42,000 bed days over the five years.See the full content of this document
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Mrsa Screening 'Could Prevent 1200 Cases' Superbug: Prevention Moves to Tackle Infection Could Reduce Prevalence - but at a Price of Gbp17.2 Million Per Hospital
The predictions have been made in first ever assessment on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a screening policy for MRSA, which was carried out for the Scottish Executive ...
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