Review of a two-year methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening program and cost-effectiveness analysis in Singapore

• Main Authors: Win, M.-K, Soliman, T.A.A, Lee, L.K, Wong, C.S, Chow, A, Ang, B, Roman, C.L, Leo, Y.-S
• Other Authors: SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2020
• Subjects: adult; aged; Article; bacterial colonization; case control study; controlled study; cost control; cost effectiveness analysis; female; hospital cost; human; incidence; length of stay; major clinical study; male; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection; nonhuman; prevalence; quality adjusted life year; retrospective study; risk assessment; risk factor; screening test; Singapore; adolescent; age; cost benefit analysis; cross infection; economics; heterozygote; hospital; hospitalization; isolation and purification; mass screening; middle aged; odds ratio; patient isolation; penicillin resistance; Skin Diseases; Staphylococcal Infections; statistical model; statistics and numerical data; very elderly; young adult; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carrier State; Case-Control Studies; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Cross Infection; Female; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Humans; Incidence; Length of Stay; Logistic Models; Male; Mass Screening; Methicillin Resistance; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Patient Isolation; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Young Adult
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/174280
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/s12879-015-1131-5