Cost Effectiveness of Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) in an Intensive Care Unit at a 200-Bed Community Hospital with Low Prevalence of These Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. E40-E41
Author(s):  
M.G. Stetson ◽  
R.J. Vautour
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Community Hospital ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant ◽  
Low Prevalence

Unrecognized Burden of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Carriage in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 1174-1176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron M. Milstone ◽  
Xiaoyan Song ◽  
Claire Beers ◽  
Ivor Berkowitz ◽  
Karen C. Carroll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant

Routinely, children's hospitals use data from clinical cultures to estimate the burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) carriage. In our pediatric intensive care unit, a program of weekly surveillance cultures uncovered an unrecognized reservoir of MRSA and VRE carriers. This weekly surveillance enabled more accurate estimates of the incidence rates of MRSA and VRE carriage and led to an increased number of isolation-days for patients.

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