Cost-analysis of PCR-guided pre-emptive antibiotic treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections: An analytic decision model

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3065-3072

  Hubner C ^a   Hubner N O ^b,c   Kramer, A ^b   Flea, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EUROPE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PEER REVIEW; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; GERMANY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84867953401     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1666-y     Document Type: Article

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