Impact of different diagnostic technologies for MRSA admission screening in hospitals - a decision tree analysis

BACKGROUND: Hospital infections with multiresistant bacteria, e.g., Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), cause heavy financial burden worldwide. Rapid and precise identification of MRSA carriage in combination with targeted hygienic management are proven to be effective but incur relevant extra costs. Therefore, health care providers have to decide which MRSA screening strategy and which diagnostic technology should be applied according to economic criteria.

AIM: The aim of this study was to determine which MRSA admission screening and infection control management strategy causes the lowest expected cost for a hospital. Focus was set on the Point-of-Care Testing (PoC).

METHODS: A decision tree analytic cost model was developed, primarily based on data from peer-reviewed literature. In addition, univariate sensitivity analyses of the different input parameters were conducted to study the robustness of the results.

FINDINGS: In the basic analysis, risk-based PoC screening showed the highest mean cost savings with 14.98 € per admission in comparison to no screening. Rapid universal screening methods became favorable at high MRSA prevalence, while in situations with low MRSA transmission rates omission of screening may be favorable.

CONCLUSION: Early detection of MRSA by rapid PoC or PCR technologies and consistent implementation of appropriate hygienic measures lead to high economic efficiency of MRSA management. Whether general or targeted screening is more efficient depends mainly on epidemiological and infrastructural parameters.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control - 4(2015) vom: 17., Seite 50

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hübner, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Hübner, Nils-Olaf [VerfasserIn]
Wegner, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Flessa, Steffen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Admission screening
Cost
Decision tree analysis
Hospital
Journal Article
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Point-of-care

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Date Completed 04.12.2015

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13756-015-0093-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM255278330