Background This study reports estimates of the healthcare costs, length of stay, and mortality
associated with infections due to multidrug-resistant bacteria among elderly individuals in …

Background Treating patients with infections due to multidrug-resistant pathogens often
requires substantial healthcare resources. The purpose of this study was to report estimates …

Objective To estimate the cost of infections associated with multidrug‐resistant organisms
(MDRO s) during inpatient hospitalization in the United States. Data Sources/Study Setting …

OBJECTIVEThe purpose of this study was to quantify the effect of multidrug-resistant (MDR)
gram-negative bacteria and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) healthcare …

Background. Organisms resistant to antimicrobials continue to emerge and spread. This
study was performed to measure the medical and societal cost attributable to antimicrobial …

Background Infections with multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria in hospital settings have
substantial implications in terms of clinical and economic outcomes. However, due to clinical …

Background Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria that are commonly associated with health
care cause a substantial health burden. Updated national estimates for this group of …

Determination of the attributable hospital cost and length of stay (LOS) are of critical
importance for patients, providers, and payers who must make rational and informed …

Objective. We compared differences in the hospital charges, length of hospital stay, and
mortality between patients with healthcare-and community-associated bloodstream …

Background: The increasing antimicrobial resistance poses a challenge to surveillance
systems and raises concerns about the impact of multidrug-resistant organisms on patient …