Lindsey Lesher

Excess Costs and Utilization Associated with Methicillin Resistance for Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Infection

OBJECTIVE To determine differences in healthcare costs between cases of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infection in adults. DESIGN Retrospective study of all cases of S. aureus infection. SETTING Department of Veterans Affairs hospital and associated clinics. PATIENTS There were 390 patients with MSSA infections and 335 patients with MRSA infections. METHODS We used medical records, accounting systems, and interviews to identify services rendered and costs for Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center patients with S. aureus infection with onset during the period from January 1, 2004, through June 30, 2006. We used regression analysis to adjust for patient characteristics. RESULTS Median 6-month unadjusted costs for patients infected with MRSA were

Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome 2000-2006: epidemiology, clinical features, and molecular characteristics.

34,657, compared with

Risk factors for household transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

15,923 for patients infected with MSSA. Patients with MRSA infection had more comorbidities than patients with MSSA infection (mean Charlson index 4.3 vs 3.2; P < .001). For patients with Charlson indices of 3 or less, mean adjusted 6-month costs derived from multivariate analysis were

Cost of screening intensive care unit patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals

51,252 (95% CI,

An assessment of the screening method to evaluate vaccine effectiveness: the case of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the United States.

46,041-

Socioeconomic Factors Explain Racial Disparities in Invasive Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Disease Rates

56,464) for MRSA infection and

Evaluation of surveillance methods for staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome.

30,158 (95% CI,

What Gay and Bisexual Prostate Cancer Patients Want in a Sexual Rehabilitation Program: Results of the Restore Needs Assessment

27,092-

What Gay and Bisexual Men Treated for Prostate Cancer are Offered and Attempt as Sexual Rehabilitation for Prostate Cancer: Results from the Restore Study

33,225) for MSSA infection. For patients with Charlson indices of 4 or more, mean adjusted costs were

Completeness of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection Reporting From Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2013.

84,436 (95% CI,